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050			_aB 1649.S264 _b.H618 2001
100			_aHirstein, William. _9117097
245		0	_aOn Searle / _cWilliam Hirstein.
260			_aBelmont, CA : _bWadsworth/Thomson Learning, _cc2001.
300			_a82 p. _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [81]-82).
520			_aCenters on the Chinese Room argument which is an argument against the possibility of true artificial intelligence. The argument centers on a thought experiment in which someone who knows only English sits alone in a room following English instructions for manipulating strings of Chinese characters, such that those outside the room it appears as if someone in the room understands Chinese. The argument is intended to show that while suitably programmed computers may appear to converse in natural language, they are not capable of understanding language even in principle. The philosopher argues that the though experiment underscores the fact that computers merely use syntactic rules to manipulate symbol strings , but have no understanding of meaning or semantics.
650			_aIntentionality (Philosophy) _9117098
650			_aPhilosophy of mind. _946014
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