Computers are now being programmed to simulate human thought process. Recently, Gary
Kasporov defeated the chess-playing computer program," Deep Thought," demonstrating …

From the Publisher: Wagman examines the emulation of human cognition by artificial
intelligence systems. Human thought and computer thought are compared in their …

When it was first published in 1972, Hubert Dreyfus's manifesto on the inherent inability of
disembodied machines to mimic higher mental functions caused an uproar in the artificial …

What light do current developments in computing shed on philosophical and psychological
understanding of the human mind. A group of authors from philosophy, artificial intelligence …

Throughout history, developments in the sciences have caused people to change their
views of man and his place in the universe. The Copernican Revolution placed man on a …

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Could a computer have a mind? What kind of machine would this be? Exactly what do we
mean by'mind'anyway? The notion of the'intelligent'machine, whilst continuing to feature in …

The Chinese Room Argument aims to refute a certain conception of the role of computation
in human cognition. In order to understand the argument, it is necessary to see the …

Criticizes the tacit current acceptance of the view that computers and man are species of the
same genus and the growing tendency to try to solve problems as if man and society were …

This book provides a sustained and penetrating critique of a wide range of views in modern
cognitive science and philosophy of the mind, from Turing's famous test for intelligence in …