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From: fransvo@htsa.uucp (Frans van Otten)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,talk.religion.misc
Subject: Re: Elementary AI Philosophy
Keywords: Understanding and Comprehension, Reality and Modeling
Message-ID: <733@htsa.uucp>
Date: 30 Jan 89 16:12:58 GMT
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In article <526@hotlr.ATT> dave@hotlr.UUCP (54246 - C D Druitt hotlk) writes:
>In article <9465@ihlpb.ATT.COM> arm@ihlpb.UUCP (55528-Macalalad,A.R.) writes:
> > In article <43763@linus.UUCP> Barry Kort writes:
> > >There *can* be "something inside the computer that `understands'",
> > >but that something need not be thought of as a "homunculus".
> (Occam was here) 

I've seen this name - Occam - several times in this newsgroup. I have not
the slightest idea what is meant, what his theories are about, etc. Would
anyone care to explain ? Thanks.

-- 
                         Frans van Otten
                         Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam
			 Technische en Maritieme Faculteit
                         fransvo@htsa.uucp