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Harnad's foundational problem: how do abstract symbols acquire meaning; relevant to representationalism debates cited in Lyon.
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- Representationalism vs anti-representationalism debateassociated_withCited tension in cognitive science between theories requiring mental representations and those rejecting representation as necessary.
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