Commentary 1999

This is a translation of a verbal transcription of a talk given in 1988. The argument of the talk was later expanded into the text of the book Knowing and the Mystique of Logic and Rules.

Section headings:

1. Why a Computer Scientist Concerns Himself With Human Knowing and Language

2. Knowing and Language
2.1. Do Words Correspond to Concepts?
2.2. Grammar May Mislead
2.3. Two Notions of Language
2.4. The Utterances Do Not Copy Thoughts

3. Non-verbal Knowing Versus Rules

4. Metaphors for a Person's Knowing

5. Formalization and Comprehension
5.1. Constructed Models
5.2. Metaphysical Superpositions Upon Models

6. Consequences About Getting To Know