Computers are usable through canonical isomorphisms to other systems?
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the isomorphisms are, of course, socially determined, and those determinations get embedded in the logic of the program
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Sounds just like a Searle lecture!
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Same argument at the beginning, yes. When I last read him (~1990) he hadn’t brought the social aspects in. Maybe in later work?
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No, I wrote that, and I mean it completely seriously!
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Is this specific to computers? Isn't "meaning" of words inherently social/cultural (Wittgenstein)
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Right! Applies to people too (but explaining that is another task probably)
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Yes! I was basically just summarizing BCS’s work here, without attribution. Highly influential for me!
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I can't tell if this is satire.
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Not at all! Maybe this will clarify:https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/862396201462673408 …
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