Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Words and ideas

19.1 The roots of intention
19.2 The language-agency
19.3 Words and ideas
19.4 Objects and properties
19.5 Polynemes
19.6 Recognizers
19.7 Weighing evidence
19.8 Generalizing
19.9 Recognizing thoughts
19.10 Closing the ring

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19.5 Polynemes, p 200
[...] a single agent sends messages to several different
agencies [. S]uch a message will have different effect on each
of those other agencies. [...] I'll call such an agent a
"polyneme".

[Critic: only proves with an implementation detail that a given
hypothesis is plausible]

19.7 Weighing evidence, p 202
In 1959, Frank Rosenblatt invented an ingenious evidence-
weighing machine called a "Perceptron". [...] All feature-
weighing machines have serious limitations [...]

19.10 Closing the ring, p 205
Sensors->
  memorizers->recognizers->ascending nemes->descending nemes->
[memorizers...]

Memorizers: structure, color, taste, shape, substance...

Our memory systems are powerful *because* they're not
constrained to be perfect!