Cognitivism and Situated Action: Two Views on Intelligent Agency

Classical approaches to artiicial intelligence have in recent years been challenged by several alternative approaches. This review article focuses on one such alternative, which has come to be called`Situated Action' (SA). I analyze recent research allied with this alternative approach, and identify ve major themes that distinguish SA from more traditional research. I conclude that though much additional work is needed in order to fully elaborate the SA conception of intelligence and agency, Situated Action does indeed suggest a number of novel research directions, as well as provide important accounts of some aspects of agency that are problematic from the classical perspective.