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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01q811kn07q| Title: | Physicalism, Searle, and the Chinese Room |
| Authors: | Patton, Jess |
| Advisors: | Elga, Adam |
| Contributors: | Kment, Boris |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Class Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Searle believes that the Chinese room argument has shown that the instantiation of a program is never sufficient for understanding in any machine. Searle is wrong and it is logically possible that understanding can be reached through the instantiation of a program on certain machines that have minimal causal power. |
| Extent: | 32 pages |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01q811kn07q |
| Type of Material: | Princeton University Senior Theses |
| Language: | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Philosophy, 1924-2020 |
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