Tag: Mind Matters
Talking Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Whether in Warner Bros. cartoons, old jokes, or on Twitter, a good deal of humor has been derived from supposing that animals could talk.
Robert Marks: Randomness and the Enigma of Creativity
Only a freely acting, designing agent resolves the mystery. Only such an agent creates, truly, ex nihilo.
Egnor — Introducing the Aristotelian Neuroscientist
Considering Hamlet, the Aristotelian can appreciate both the physiology and the drama to which the mechanist is blind.
Scott Adams and Rule by Algorithms
He doesn’t mean there won’t be humans in the Oval Office in the future, but that the power behind the power will be AI. Is it true?
Human Computation — A “Practical Application” of Intelligent Design
As Denyse O’Leary asks, “Why is it comparatively easy to develop a program to play chess, as opposed to teaching a robot to walk freely?”