符号奠基问题

符号奠基问题，又称符号接地问题（英语：Symbol grounding problem）在认知科学和语义学中指的是“单词（通常指符号）如何获得含义”的问题^[1]，与意义本身是什么的问题关系密切。而意义问题与心理状态是如何有意义的问题相关，因此符号奠基问题也与意识难题有关（即某些物理系统与主观经验的内容之间的联系是什么？）。

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笔记

^ Vogt, Paul. "Language evolution and robotics: issues on symbol grounding and language acquisition （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）." Artificial cognition systems. IGI Global, 2007. 176–209.

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注意： 本文基于最初发表于《自然/麦克米伦认知科学百科全书》中的条目，此条目此后由作者和维基百科社群进行了修订。

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[1] Vogt, Paul. "Language evolution and robotics: issues on symbol grounding and language acquisition （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）." Artificial cognition systems. IGI Global, 2007. 176–209.

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