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From: zador-anthony@CS.YALE.EDU (anthony zador)
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Subject: Re: Representational NN
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Date: 6 Oct 89 20:49:32 GMT
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In article <485@spinifex.eecs.unsw.oz> hughc@spinifex.eecs.unsw.oz (Hugh Clapin) writes:
>I'm presently getting my act together for my honours thesis (in philosophy),
>and want to explore the comparisons between representation in NNs and in
>traditional symbol systems. Also of interest is a comparsion between how
>NNs use the knowledge they represent and how a Von Neumann computer uses

Mail bounced. Here is one reference:

Connections and Symbols, ed. S. Pinker ~1988

It has articles by Fodor & Pylyshyn, Pinker, and several others condemning
NNs in favor of symbol processing. It is one of the best thought out critical accts. It also has
many very good references.

(If the title is a little off and you cant find it, I can dig up the 
full reference).

Tony Zador