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Title
Mind and mechanism / Drew McDermott.
Author
ISBN
9780262256650 (electronic bk.)
0262256657 (electronic bk.)
0585445745 (electronic bk.)
9780585445748 (electronic bk.)
9780262133920
026213392X (Trade Cloth)
0262256657 (electronic bk.)
0585445745 (electronic bk.)
9780585445748 (electronic bk.)
9780262133920
026213392X (Trade Cloth)
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2001.
Copyright
©2001
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
BF161 .M29 2001eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
153
Summary
"In Mind and Mechanism, Drew McDermott takes a computational approach to the mind-body problem (how it is that a purely physical entity, the brain, can have experiences). He begins by demonstrating the falseness of dualist approaches, which separate the physical and mental realms. He then surveys what has been accomplished in artificial intelligence, clearly differentiating what we know how to build from what we can imagine building. McDermott then details a computational theory of consciousness--claiming that the mind can be modeled entirely in terms of computation--and deals with various possible objections. He also discusses cultural consequences of the theory, including its impact on religion and ethics."
Note
"A Bradford book."
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