Re: Higher-order semantics and intended models

Walter G. Wilson <WALTER@ISI.EDU>

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Subject: Re: Higher-order semantics and intended models
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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 93 18:25:29 -0500
From: Walter G. Wilson <WALTER@ISI.EDU>

Chris Menzel writes:
>The sentences
>involved in a knowledge interchange cannot carry their intended
>semantics on their sleeve.

I think Chris hit the bullseye.
Let's not forget that any kif is just a string
of bits, until interpretation is provided by
the right machine or program. And such a
machine or program must be provided by
the makers and users of the k that is to be i.

And therefore subject to all the misunderstandings.

Walter G. Wilson