The architect’s dilemmas

Abstract

The creation of a cognitive architecture presents the architect with many design choices. Some of these choices come in the form of a dilemma, in which the selection of any option over another entails both benefits and opportunity costs. This chapter highlights three dilemmas that confront the architect when deciding how the key issues of fidelity, embodiment, and autonomy should be addressed and reflected in the design. In each case, it discusses the various options, their roots, and the consequences and costs of choosing one option over another. It concludes by considering these three dilemmas in the context of the stance on cognitive adopted by the editors of this book.