“RL is necessary but not sufficient for adaptive intelligent behavior.”
You state this without proof. In my essay I explain all the reasons why this is not in fact correct, but you haven’t addressed those yet.
“By the way, Chomsky wrote a good takedown of “pure” behaviorist theory in 1967.”
That would be 1957, not 1967. I read his paper (actually a review of Skinner’s book) quite some time back. It is valid, of course, but it was only the final nail in a coffin that was already smelling a bit like it had something decaying in it.
“RL is necessary but not sufficient for adaptive intelligent behavior.”
You state this without proof. In my essay I explain all the reasons why this is not in fact correct, but you haven’t addressed those yet.
“By the way, Chomsky wrote a good takedown of “pure” behaviorist theory in 1967.”
That would be 1957, not 1967. I read his paper (actually a review of Skinner’s book) quite some time back. It is valid, of course, but it was only the final nail in a coffin that was already smelling a bit like it had something decaying in it.