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Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82
Jonathan Kandellnytimes.com
––Mathias Döpfner: Sam, is it actually true that your kind of favorite book is The Beginning of Infinity of Dieter Deutsch?
@sama: Yeah, I think if I had to pick one favorite book, I would pick that.
––Mathias Döpfner: Why is that so fascinating? Can you explain that?... See more
Deutsch Explainsx.com
Although we process information, we do not do it the way that computers do.” Even to ask the question, he argues, of “whether a computer has captured the essence of human reason is a diversion, if not a trap, because the real question — do humans understand the essence of humans? — cannot be answered or resolved by technology.”
Abeba Birhane • Fair Warning — Real Life
More than 20 years ago, two philosophers, Andy Clark and David Chalmers, wrote a journal article that opened with a question: “Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?” Now, that question would seem to have an obvious answer, right? The mind stops at the head. It’s contained within the skull. But Clark and Chalmers maintained that
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