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Consciousness and complexity: The cognitive quest

Author(s) -

Donald Perlis

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

annals of mathematics and artificial intelligence

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369

H-Index - 55

eISSN - 1573-7470

pISSN - 1012-2443

DOI - 10.1007/bf01530825

Subject(s) - epistemology , consciousness , complex system , cognitive science , theme (computing) , simple (philosophy) , process (computing) , cognition , computer science , psychology , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , operating system

Some implications of the view that mind is a suitably complex kind ofprocess are investigated in various contexts. The underlying theme is that thebehavior of complex systems cannot be adequately judged by that of simplesystems. I first present a personal exploration of the mechanistic account ofmind in terms of non-technical considerations; then I present and criticize someideas of Kripke, Nagel, and Jackson that challenge the mechanistic view. NextI turn to a brief synopsis of some of...

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