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A peer-reviewed electronic journal published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (2008)
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@MISC{08apeer-reviewed,
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title = {A peer-reviewed electronic journal published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies},
year = {2008}
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Abstract
The creation of meaning to interpret and communicate perceived phenomena is a fundamental trait of human intelligence. This article explains some major ways in which this is achieved, focusing on language and the perception of embodiment. It examines the representational aspects of natural language, which account for the ambiguity of linguistic signs, and describes how these manifest in metaphor, connotation and emotive expression. The article argues that the human propensity to create meaning lies largely in this representational ambiguity, which underlies all forms of symbolism. However, the ambiguity of natural language has a paradoxical side, since it is also at fault in many shortcomings of human communication, such as misunderstanding and prejudicial stereotyping. This article argues that any attempt to emulate human ways of thinking, for example in Artificial Intelligence research, should take this paradoxical factor into account. He, who through vast immensity can pierce,
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emerging technology peer-reviewed electronic journal natural language human communication paradoxical side human propensity representational aspect fundamental trait prejudicial stereotyping linguistic sign human way vast immensity emotive expression many shortcoming paradoxical factor artificial intelligence research human intelligence major way representational ambiguity
