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Artificial intelligence is intelligence exhibited by machines or software. Artificial intelligence also studies how people create computers that are capable or preforming an intelligent behavior, like a human (Business Dictionary). To back up artificial intelligence, there is functionalism. Hilary Putman developed functionalism in the 1970’s, which is still the dominant theory in todays’ society. Functionalism states that having a mind does not require a brain and mental states can be realized by

computational paradigm, specifically the ability of intentionality. Then I will outline two of the commentaries following, the first by Bruce Bridgeman, which is in opposition to Searle and uses the super robot to exemplify his point. Then I will discuss John Eccles’ response, which entails a general agreement with Searle with a few objections to definitions and comparisons. My own argument will take a minimalist computational approach delineating understanding and its importance to the concepts

because a computer does not have a genuine understanding. Rather, a computer is a mere simulator of understanding, and by extension, a simulator of intelligence. According to John Searle, because computers lack a true understanding they are rendered incapable of possessing mental life as we know and experience it (Searle 2004). In the following paper, I intend to explain and philosophically examine John Searle’s argument of CR and will then proceed to reject his theory based on a series of objections

For centuries now, philosophers from countries all over the world have dedicated their lives to the study of the nature of knowledge, reality, existence, and academic discipline. These studies have taken them places within their field that question their own existence, the existence of everyone and everything around them, and even what is right and wrong in the world they live in. However, today’s philosophy is somewhat different than it once was in the age of Aristotle, Plato, and Descartes. One

Charles Searles-American Painter Jarrett Lopez July 29, 2015 Professor Harmon, Susan Fine Art Appreciation Charles Searles was an American painter born in Philadelphia in 1937 and before his passing in 2004 he was lived in New York. The eldest Charles and his then wife Catherine Hall Searles. He second of 8 children – his siblings are Phyllis, Charles, Barbara, Frances, Rose, Catherine, Elizabeth and his only brother, Derrick. Information about Charles Searles is located in the text book

In his essay, Minds, Brains, and Computers, John Searle attempts to prove that Strong AI does not exist. He still believes that there is some merit to weak AI, as a means for understanding how certain elements of the brain function, but using computers as a way of not only mimicking the brain but actually being a mind. The most concrete example that Searle used in support of his claim was that computers cannot understand, and he demonstrated this through the Chinese Room experiment. In the Chinese

ASSIGNMENT 2: READING/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Compare and contrast the views of John Searle and Rene Descartes on dualism. John Searle and Rene Descartes views on dualism both compare because they recognized mind and body as different parts, but they had different views. John Searle’s view were that physical and mental dualism may be two aspect that become a single substance, He called this the supervenience theory. On the other hand, Rene Descartes beliefs are that is composed of two different

Frankl and Searle: An Analysis of the Difficulties of Life The meaning of life has been debated by some of the most illustrious minds of the twentieth century. In fact, this particular, complex concept has always been a topic of discussion, as long as man has walked the earth. The dictionary states the life is "the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase," but in reality, life is much more than this simple definition. The following paragraphs will discuss the complexities

The focus of my essay is going to be mainly on characterisation: how this two characters are constructed and how they interact with each other in this fragment, and on speech acts: what types of speech acts are performed in this fragment and what’s the intention behind them. This fragment was taken from the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It tells the story of Joel Barish and Clementine Kruczynski, two completely different persons who have been former lovers in the past two years but

For ages the question has been debated, to what do humans owe our thinking abilities and can computers and other types of electronics have the capacity to think? Over millions of years humans have developed the capacity to think critically and to have higher intelligent thinking than other animals. The human brain has evolved to have a prefrontal cortex which is responsible for executive functioning. These functions include responding to complex problems, maintaining a set behavior, planning, problem