Mind and mechanism / Drew McDermott.
By: McDermott, Drew V [author.].
Contributor(s): IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.].
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, c2001Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2001]Description: 1 PDF (xvi, 262 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262256650.Subject(s): Computational neuroscience | Artificial intelligence | Mind and body | SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science | PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive PsychologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.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.
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-257) and index.
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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.
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