Why the Mind is Not a Computer: A Pocket Lexicon of Neuromythology (Societas)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0907845940 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 97 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Raymond Tallis's many books include The Hand: A Philosophical Inquiry into Human Being, On the Edge of Certainty: Philosophical Explorations, The Explicit Animal: A Defence of Human Consciousness, A Conversation with Martin Heidegger, The Raymond Tallis Reader and Newton's Sleep: The Two Cultures and the Two Kingdoms
The equation "Mind = Machine" is false. This pocket lexicon of "neuromythology" shows why. Taking a series of key words such as calculation, language, information and memory, Professor Tallis shows how their misuse has a lured a whole generation into accepting the computational model of the mind. Then computer scientists applied them metaphorically to the workings of their machines. And finally, their metaphorical status forgotten, the use of the terms was called as evidence of artificial intelligence in machines and the computational nature of conscious thought.. First of all these words were used literally in the description of the human mind
"A superb set of accessible and provocative reminders concerning the subtleties involved in our use of language, symbols, signs, and the limitations upon their use when positing explanations (as opposed to merely descriptions) of mental phenomena. I thus strongly recommend this book for its advice to all in search of an explanation (rather than merely a representational redescription) of the phenomenon of human consciousness." (Tony Dickinson Metapsychology)"Raymond Tallis is a splendid exception to the helpless specialisation of our age, being a professor of gerontology who writes clear and useful philosophy He aims his philosophy at a target that needs it terribly, namely the confused and lazy-minded scientism that blocks our attempts to talk sense about human consciousness." (Mary M
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