Descartes among the robots: Computer science and the inner/outer distinction

Minds and Machines

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-202

  White, Graham ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cartesianism; Grounding problem; Inner outer; Physical symbol system

Indexed keywords

CARTESIANISM; DESCARTES; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; INNER/OUTER; PROBLEMATIC ISSUES; SERIAL PORT; SYMBOL GROUNDING PROBLEM; SYMBOL SYSTEMS; SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 79954598341     PISSN: 09246495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11023-011-9232-4     Document Type: Article

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