>WTF? Symbolic computation is a way to look at the problem domain from a clear analytical standpoint. For example, Noam Chomsky did that for linguistics. Does

>WTF? Symbolic computation is a way to look at the problem domain from a clear analytical standpoint. For example, Noam Chomsky did that for linguistics. Does such approach constitute a red flag in specific area of human knowledge? Depends on who you ask. In case of Chomsky, his work allowed us to have software compilers and automatic translators between spoken and written languages. Was he a mad non-conventional scientist? Maybe. But I think he was a prominent innovator cut from above who gave us a great reminder: you cannot undercut or overcome math and algebra. Even in seemingly non-related disciplines such as linguistics or medicine.