Why Did the Machine Work?: A Functional-theistic Interpretation from Computational Functionalism
Computational functionalism assumes a synonymy between abstract functional processes in the central processing unit of a typical digital computer and the human brain, hence the conclusion that an appropriately programmed computer is a mind. Arguably, the point is that neural firings are synonymous w...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2019]
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 79-95 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Computer
/ Turing machine
/ Human being
/ Mind
/ Functionalism (Philosophy)
/ Theism
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RelBib Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
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