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Contemplating mindsWilliam J. Clancey, Stephen W. Smoliar et al.

Contemplating minds

551 pagesFirst published 19941 edition
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Is the brain basically a computer? Is the mind a program for symbol processing? What is consciousness, and how could it work? Could we build an artificial mind in a robot, and would it be a good idea? Could an artificial mind have emotions? Is a mind made from smaller and smaller minds, until the pieces become so small that they are no longer mindlike? Questions like these arise for people curious about themselves, the nature of mind, and our thinking place in the universe. They are also at the core of research in artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology. However, the scholarly debate…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
PaperbackThe MIT Press19945599780262531191
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