This paper presents an approach to solve the symbol grounding problem within the
framework of embodied cognitive science. It will be argued that symbolic structures can be …

The predominant paradigm in cognitive science has been the cognitivistic one, exemplified
by the “Physical Symbol Systems Hypothesis”. The cognitivistic approach generated hopes …

The double function of language, as a social/communicative means, and as an
individual/cognitive capability, derives from its fundamental property that allows us to …

A computer program is a semantically interpretable formal symbol system consisting of rules
for manipulating symbols on the basis of their shapes, which are arbitrary in relation to what …

Abstract Searle's Chinese Room Argument (that rule-based symbol manipulation is not
enough for symbol-understanding) is based on a symptom of the Symbol Grounding …

A prominent robotics professor surprised me at last year's RSJ conference:" There isn't really
a symbol grounding problem for robotics, is there? I often ask people,'Is symbol grounding a …

In situated and embodied approaches it is commonly assumed that the dynamics of
sensorimotor engagement between an adaptive agent and its environment are crucial in …

Symbols should be grounded, as has been argued before. But we insist that they should be
grounded not only in subsymbolic activities, but also in the interaction between the agent …

This paper presents arguments for approaching the anchoring problem using semiotic
symbols. Semiotic symbols are defined by a triadic relation between forms, meanings and …

A theoretical framework for grounding language is introduced that provides a computational
path from sensing and motor action to words and speech acts. The approach combines …