Mind and the Machine, The: What It Means to Be Human and Why It Matters
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1587432722 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is clearer, fairer, more helpful, and more reliable than 99 out of 100 others on the subject. Stephen Evans, Baylor University"A complex, thoughtful book."--Publishers Weekly"Dickerson deftly evaluates cutting-edge cultural implications of physicalist treatments of human persons. R. From the Back CoverAre We More Than Biochemical Machines?"An engaging and probing exploration of some of the fundamental questions humans ask about themselves: Is a human being just a machine made out of protein? Are humans completely determined by the physical processes going on in their bodies? Is the belief that humans are spiritual jus
"A different approach to the issues of materialism" according to John M. Hunt. This book is a response to a number of recent books promoting a strict materialism as a worldview, particularly a series of books by Ray Kurzweil, such as the Age of Spiritual Machines. What is unique about this book is that it focuses more on the consequences of such a philosophy rather than the origins of such an app. Thought provoking The book was new and on time.This is a thought provoking book. It gives a concise synopsis of historic Artificial Intelligence research, philosophy, and related endeavors. It goes beyond dry technicalities to discuss deeper issues that might be taken for granted:If my consciousness were somehow copied into a machine, w. Orville B. Jenkins said Why Physicalism Does not Support Reason. Dickerson discusses the concept of computers and self-consciousness, in the broader context of the mind-matter question. He reviews the physicalist or materialist) argument that nothing exists except physical and biological processes, and a brain that has developed as a biological machine, with no mind or identity behi
He is an internationally known Tolkien scholar and directs the New England Young Writers' Conference at Bread Loaf. Matthew Dickerson (PhD, Cornell University) is professor of computer science and environmental studies at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and the author of From Homer to Harry Potter; Narnia and the Fields of Arbol;and Ents, Elves, and Eriador.
Drawing on C. R. S. What does it mean to be human? Some naturalists believe that the human mind can be reduced to brain biology, suggesting that we are no more than complex biochemical machines. Tolkien, Dickerson gets at the heart of human nature itself, highlighting a far richer vision of personhood, creativity, and love. Computer scientist Matthew Dickerson critiques a physicalist/naturalist view of human persons and defends theistic accounts of human nature. Lewis and J. R. He responds to the widespread assertion that human consciousness is nothing more than "software" that can one day be downloaded into supercomputers. This thought-provoking book on a timely topic will appeal to those interested in science and religion, philosophy, and technology; readers of the materialist New Atheists; and anyone who simply cares what it means to be human.