Entry	Definition
abduction	A method of reasoning by which one infers to the best explanation. See induction, deduction. <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
action	That which we do, in contrast to that which merely happens to us or our parts. <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
action, intentional	See intentional action.
analogy	A systematic comparison between structures that uses properties of and relations between objects of a source structure to infer properties of and relations between objects of a target structure. <Discussion> < References> Paul Thagard
anomalous monism	The view put forward by Donald Davidson that all mental events are identical to physical events, and that the only laws that govern the relations between events are physical, not psychological, laws. See monism, supervenience, token identity thesis, physicalism. <Discussion> <References> Pete Mandik
artificial intelligence	The science of making machines do things that would require intelligence if done by [people] (Minsky, 1968). See connectionism, symbolicism. <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
aspectual shape	Similar to the notion of sense. Introduced by Searle (1992). <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith

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