The Big Questions of Philosophy Season 1 Episode 25
The Big Questions of Philosophy
Season 1

Ep 25. Could Machines Think?

  • TV-PG
  • January 6, 2016
  • 33 min

Push your exploration of the mind even further by looking at functionalism, which suggests that anything that functions like our brain has mentality. The implication is that, in principle, machines can think. Study some responses to this theory, including John Searle�۪s thought experiment called the Chinese Room.

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  • First Aired
    January 6, 2016
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    33 min
  • Language
    English
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