The Power of Physical Representations

نویسندگان

  • Varol Akman
  • Paul J. W. ten Hagen
چکیده

In our daily lives, we routinely use this principle. Thus, we know that we can pull with a string but not push with it; that a flower pot dropped from our balcony falls to the ground and breaks; that when we place a container of water on fire, water might boil after a while and overflow the container. The origin of such knowledge is a matter of constant debate. It is clear that we learn a great deal about the physical world as we grow up. However, even philosophers were tricked by the mechanisms that achieve this knowledge; for example I. Kant said:

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AI Magazine

دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1989