Biological Naturalism
Consciousness and intentionality are caused by and realised in the brain. The brain has the right causal powers to produce intentionality.
John Searle, 1980a, 1980b, 1990b.
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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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Understanding arises from right causal powers »Understanding arises from right causal powers
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Biological Naturalism
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Intentionality is irreducibly abstract »Intentionality is irreducibly abstract
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Searle's materialism is problematic »Searle's materialism is problematic
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Understanding is essentially linguistic  »Understanding is essentially linguistic
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John Searle »John Searle
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The Biological Assumption »The Biological Assumption
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