Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Functionalism in Philosophy of the Mind
The functionalist perspective is often expressed by quip, “The mind is what the brain does.”
Is Your Brain a Computer?
The most popular argument against functionalism is John Searle’s Chinese Room argument.
Is Artificial Intelligence Possible?
Specific arrays of electrons can represent apples and all sorts of things, according to the input and output of programmers and users of the machine.
Transhumanist Claims Aside, Enhancing Human Intelligence Isn’t on the Horizon
First of all, human memory is not computer storage.
Reading David Chalmers on the Coming "Singularity"
The New York University philosopher is well known for critiquing the scientific materialist’s vision of explaining, someday, the phenomenon of conscious experience in purely material terms.