From some of the 20th century's greatest thinkers, essays ontopics as diverse as artificial intelligence, evolution, sciencefiction, philosophy, reductionism, and consciousness Withcontributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle,and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self andconsciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificialintelligence, psychology, and other disciplines. In selections thatrange from fiction to scientific speculations about thinkingmachines, artificial intelligence, and the nature of the brain,Hofstadter and Dennett present a variety of conflicting visions ofthe self and the soul as explored through the writings of some ofthe twentieth century's most renowned thinkers.
【作者简介】
Douglas Hofstadter is College Professor of Cognitive Scienceand Computer Science, director of the Center for Research onConcepts and Cognition, and adjunct professor of philosophy,psychology, history and philosophy of science, and comparativeliterature at Indiana University. Daniel C. Dennett isDistinguished Arts and Sciences Professor, Professor of Philosophy,and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at TuftsUniversity.
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