Minds, brains, and programs
@article{Searle1980MindsBA, title={Minds, brains, and programs}, author={John R. Searle}, journal={Behavioral and Brain Sciences}, year={1980}, volume={3}, pages={417 - 424} }
Abstract This article can be viewed as an attempt to explore the consequences of two propositions. (1) Intentionality in human beings (and animals) is a product of causal features of the brain. I assume this is an empirical fact about the actual causal relations between mental processes and brains. It says simply that certain brain processes are sufficient for intentionality. (2) Instantiating a computer program is never by itself a sufficient condition of intentionality. The main argument of…
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