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Subject: Re: Learing about AI
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Date: Mon, 16-Feb-87 11:52:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 16 11:52:00 1987
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Ted Inoue's description of an interdisciplinary effort is
essentially a description of cognitive science. I have two
points to add to what he said:
1) such an interdisciplinary effort is not new, and has
   been going on for decades in some circles; it is only
   now that a broader awareness of the field as a field
   is developing
2) Ted's assessments of the various fields that can contribute
   to cognitve science is rather simplistic and harsh. I think,
   as many would agree, that each feild has importamt thigns to offer.
   Also, there can be varying combinations of the feilds for various
   subjects of inquiry. For example, Stanford's Center for the Study
   of Language and Information is composed mostly of linguists,
   computer scientists (both academic and professional), and
   philosophers; in fact, the philosophers run the show.

For further elaboration of these points, I recommend the
introduction and first chapter of Martin Gardners's _The Mind's
New Science_.

-John Sebes