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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Drew V McDermott |
| ISBN: | 026213392X 9780262133920 |
| OCLC Number: | 45446173 |
| Notes: | "A Bradford book." |
| Description: | xiii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1 Problem of Phenomenal Consciousness 1 -- 2 Artificial Intelligence 29 -- 3 A Computational Theory of Consciousness 93 -- 4 Objections and Replies 137 -- 5 Symbols and Semantics 167 -- 6 Consequences 215. |
| Responsibility: | Drew McDermott. |
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"The problem of explaining the functional basis of feeling is undoubtedly the hardest (some think insoluble) problem of cognitive science. Whether they succeed or fail, it is undeniable that the contributors to this volume are facing this problem head-on."--Stevan Harnad, Research Chair of Canada, and Center for Cognitive Neurosciences, University of Quebec "In this book, Drew McDermott, one of today's shrewdest thinkers on the role of computation in cognitive capacity, tackles the problem of meaning and consciousness."--Stevan Harnad, Research Chair of Canada, and Center for Cognitive Neurosciences, University of Quebec Read more...
