How do we recognize objects? By verifying that it has certain properties, which could be done with an AND gate evaluating the presence of all properties. Problem, though, is that this method is not going to work very well because it is too demanding. A better move is to merely require that enough properties have been detected.
(NB: How does this fit into all of the stuff in chapters 12 through 14 about abstract properties, or idiosyncratic bridges between structure and function? Can objects really be identified?)
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