Mind, Brain, and Science by John Searle Condition: new Price: 10 euros

Mind, Brain, and Science by John Searle Condition: new Price: 10 euros PropertyDescriptionISBN:9789724416755Publisher:Edições 70Publication Date:February 2015Language:PortugueseDimensions:137 x 212 x 6 mmBinding:PaperbackPages:140 How does the mind relate to the brain? What stance should we take toward artificial intelligence? Is the computer analogous to the human brain? Does free will remain a philosophical problem? John Searle answers all these questions in simple, clear language that demonstrates contemporary philosophy can be accessible to a broad audience. The central theme concerns the relationship of human beings to the rest of the universe. Specifically, it addresses the question of how we reconcile a certain traditional mentalist conception—our self-conception—with an apparently unconscious conception of the universe as a physical system, or as a set of interacting physical systems. Around this central theme, each chapter addresses a specific question: What is the relationship between mind and brain? Can digital computers possess minds merely because they run the right programs with correct inputs and outputs? How plausible is the model of the mind as a computer program? What is the nature of the structure of human action? What is the status of the social sciences as sciences? How can we, if at all, reconcile our conviction of free will with our conception of the universe as a physical system—or as a set of interacting physical systems?