We should listen to the man
The man's own claims that he doesn't understand Chinese overrides his behaviour (which indicates that he does speak Chinese). He has the last word on what his mental states are.
J. Christopher Maloney, 1987.


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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3] »Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3]
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The Chinese Room Argument [4] »The Chinese Room Argument [4]
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The Systems Reply »The Systems Reply
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The Internalisation Reply »The Internalisation Reply
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Man understands Chinese but can't translate to English »Man understands Chinese but can't translate to English
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We should listen to the man
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