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>From: smoliar@hilbert.iss.nus.sg (stephen smoliar)
Subject: Re: Daniel Dennett (was Re: Commenting on the pos
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Summary: respect (if not loyalty) for Heidegger
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1991 22:57:08 GMT

In article <1991Nov21.125348.5719@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu
(Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
>In article <1991Nov20.044837.15035@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> 
>john@publications.ccc.monash.edu.au (John Wilkins) writes:
>
>>In article <1991Nov19.101612.5603@husc3.harvard.edu>, 
>>zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
>
>>>   Would you buy an artificial intelligence, 
>>> or any other form of technology, from a follower of Heidegger?
>
>JW:
>>Jesus, Misha, you would if they were competent technologists.
>
>I'm not sure whether you're trying to address my cousin or me; not being
>qualified to speak on his behalf, I'll answer for myself, noting that
>technological competence seems to be at odds with Heideggerian loyalties.
>
I would offer up Phil Agre, David Chapman, and Rod Brooks as counter-examples.
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Stephen W. Smoliar; Institute of Systems Science
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