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computers lack the ability to think at all, but there is a significant difference between concrete and abstract thinking which I will be referring to at a later time. I will make my argument against “strong artificial intelligence” by drawing on some ideas developed by philosopher John Searle. After arguing my premise for why computers cannot think, I will provide a criticism in relation to the flaw in my argument, which will be followed by my rebuttal to the criticism. This paper will close by defending

The idea of preserving items in a 500 year time capsule may seem like an amazing idea but it is actually rather difficult to find objects worthy of being put in it. Certain items from my infancy would have to be included because certain events that happened back then have helped to make me the person who I now today. My infant life was not one full of idealistic situations due to my birth parents who were unfit to take care of me, and I am thankful I call my aunt and uncle my mom and dad. They were

Team-Based Creativity Introduction In the early 2016, the LEGO Group announced that its revenue increased by 25.2% in the financial year 2015. The company?s strategy of globalizing had a positive impact on the results. According to its annual report, because of its globalizing strategy, LEGO reached new consumers in new places of the world. New products take around 60% of total sales each year. The biggest reason of this continues success is the innovative and consumer-oriented development process

The Underlying Literary Movements in The Catcher in the Rye Everybody has their problems. Everyone has their downsides, their pitfalls, their quirks. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the novel The Catcher in the Rye (written by J.D. Salinger), is definitely worse than most people. The book is a flashback in which Holden reflects upon is flunking out of four private high schools. If this wasn’t enough, after his most recent expulsion from Pencey Prep, you’d expect a person to try and improve

John Locke and George Berkeley are two respected individuals in the world of philosophy. These two brilliant minds impacted the philosophy and brought new ideas that are worth noting. John Locke is famously known for his belief in tabula rasa or blank slate. He believed that knowledge was not innate in humans at born, but it is learned experiences that give us knowledge. Example, a psychiatrist understands how to help a client with this problem that may be new to the psychiatrist because he/she would

John Locke, an empiricist belonging to seventeenth century philosophy, is well-known today for his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In chapter ii of Book I of this work, Locke firmly rejects the theory of nativism that proposes innate ideas in humans. An important disclaimer to be noted before continuing is that Locke makes his case by first interpreting nativism in its simplest form (occurrent nativism) -- as opposed to the dispositional nativism that requires a sophisticated process of

how our brain processes and understands willpower, we can further delve into the workings of our mind. While feel-good effects such as moral licensing and progress may seem harmless, they will ultimately lead to setbacks, similarly to how negative ideas of borrowing credit from tomorrow and the what-the-hell effect will destroy improvement in willpower, however the power of pride can prove to be beneficial in

This week I only attended three days for block teaching. Monday was Columbus Day so the school was closed and everyone had the day off. Friday I did not attend because it was fall break for WIU so I decided to go home for the weekend. On Tuesday the students worked on Cornell notes for several headings in their textbook. Then on Wednesday I taught my first lesson on the battles of Lexington and Concord. The students analyzed two primary source documents then as a class we discussed their similarities

techniques companies can use creativity in order to become a successful organization. Employees encouraged to think creative have proven to come up with new ideas to improve the work place, problem solving, new products, and much more. Employees have also demonstrated to be more satisfied in their jobs because they feel as though their idea make a difference. There are numerous of ways to encourage creative and this will be elaborated in the paper. Allowing workers creativity to flow in the

A Brief Biography It is interesting to note that one of the most influential educators and researchers of all time was rejected for a professorship position because she was a woman and because she was overqualified (Fraenkel). Much to the benefit of present day curriculum development, the job rejection landed her in a series of positions that would eventually lead to her work with the U.S. Office of Education. Described as a short, squat, and spunky woman, Hilda Taba was notorious for her matter