| Views Into the Chinese Room: New Essays on Searle and Artificial Intelligence Contributor(s): Preston, John (Editor), Bishop, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198250576 ISBN-13: 9780198250579 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $65.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: The most famous challenge to computational cognitive science and artificial intelligence is the philosopher John Searle's "Chinese Room" argument. Searle argued that, although machines can be devised to respond to input with the same output as would a mind, machines--unlike minds--lack understanding of the symbols they process. 19 essays by leading scientists and philosophers assess, renew, and respond to his challenge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science - Computers | Natural Language Processing - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 006.35 |
| LCCN: 2002066233 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.70 lbs) 428 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The most famous challenge to computational cognitive science and artificial intelligence is the philosopher John Searle's Chinese Room argument. Searle argued that, although machines can be devised to respond to input with the same output as would a mind, machines--unlike minds--lack understanding of the symbols they process. 19 essays by leading scientists and philosophers assess, renew, and respond to his challenge. |