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>From: map@u02.svl.cdc.com (Mark Peters)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: Animal Intelligence vs Human Intelligence
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Date: 7 Nov 91 21:57:26 GMT
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In <3867@papaya.bbn.com> cbarber@bbn.com (Chris Barber) writes:

>[Lots of stuff deleted for space]

>Of course, the real problem here might be what you mean by conceptual
>ability.  One of the problems of this all discussion is that the terms
>are so vague, we could all go on forever arguing about this stuff without
>ever getting anywhere. I propose that before beating ourselves on the
>head anymore on this topic, we should describe the difference between
>perceptual ability and conceptual ability in very precise, preferably
>mathematical, terms.  Otherwise, this will continue to be fruitless
>discussion as far as AI research goes.  I am not prepared to make an
>off-the-cuff set of definitions but will think about it....

  Percept - The integration (by an organism's nervous system) of two or 
            more sensations into a single mental unit.  The formation
            of a percept is automatic, and it is the form in which an 
            organism is aware of entities (as opposed to disconnected,
            fleeting sensations.)

  Concept - The mental integration of two or more percepts and/or
            other concepts into a single mental unit.  The formation
            of a concept is volitional, and proceeds on the basis
            of observed similarities and differences between the
            units subsumed by the concept.

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