Chapter 6

Question 1

They proposed a bold strategy both for the study of the human mind and for the emerging field artificial intelligence (AI).

Answer 1

Herbert Simon and Allen Newell

Question 2

The two early and very important programs that developed general strategies for solving formalized symbolic problems created by Simon and Newell

Answer 2

Herbert Simon and Allen Newell

Question 3

A physical symbol system has the necessary and sufficient means for general intelligent action.

Answer 3

The physical symbolic system hypothesis

Question 4

Necessity claim

Answer 4

First claim that says nothing can be capable of intelligent action unless it is a physical symbol system.

Question 5

Sufficiency claim

Answer 5

Second claim that says there is no obstacle in principle to constructing an artificial mind, provided that one tackles the problem by constructing a physical symbol system.

Question 6

Four distinctive features of physical symbol systems

Answer 6

1. Symbols are physical patterns.
2. These symbols can be combined to form complex symbol structures.
3. The physical symbol system contains processes for manipulating symbols and complex symbol structures.
4. The processes for generating and transforming complex symbol structures can themselves be represented by symbols and symbol structures within the system.