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Furthermore, the main conceptual foundations of AI--namely, the knowledge representation hypothesis of Brian Smith (1982) and the physical symbol system hypothesis of Allen Newell (1980)--are not discussed at all. These hypotheses have been considered fundamental cornerstones of AI research, but they are now being questioned as posing strong limitations on AI (Dahlbäck 1989; Dreyfus 1972; Winograd and Flores 1986). Given this perspective, the author concludes that AI's essential methodology is a continuous attempt to overcome the formal constraints of computer science and philosophy without sacrificing rigor. Although I liked the author's perspective, and I wholly agree with his main conclusion, both are just stated in the preface, and no further reference to them is given. Let's get a feeling of what this first volume is really about.