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Man in room not in position to judge
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Whether the room as a whole understands Chinese has nothing to do with the opinion of a homunculus within it. The man's perspective offers no evidence about the system as a whole and is irrelevant for determining whether the system has mentality.
Richard Double, 1983.
Homunculus
: Literally, "little man". In philosophy, a homunculus generally refers to a fictional person, agent, or being used to make some philosophical point.
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Artificial Intelligence »
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence☜A collaboratively editable version of Robert Horns brilliant and pioneering debate map Can Computers Think?—exploring 50 years of philosophical argument about the possibility of computer thought.☜F1CEB7
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Can computers think? [1] »
Can computers think? [1]
Can computers think? [1]☜Can a computational system possess all important elements of human thinking or understanding? ☜FFB597
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Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3] »
Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3]
Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3]☜Thinking is a rule governed manipulation of symbolic representational structures. In humans, symbol systems are instantiated in the brain, but the same symbol systems can also be instantiated in a computer. ☜59C6EF
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The Chinese Room Argument [4] »
The Chinese Room Argument [4]
The Chinese Room Argument [4]☜Instantiation of a formal program isnt enough to produce semantic understanding or intentionality. A man who doesnt understand Chinese, can answer written Chinese questions using an English rulebook telling him how to manipulate Chinese symbols.☜EF597B
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The Systems Reply
The Systems Reply☜We can consider the person in the room as part of a total system that includes the rule book, scratch paper, and data banks of Chinese symbols. The whole system, not only the person should be regarded as understanding Chinese.☜EF597B
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Man in room not in position to judge
Man in room not in position to judge☜Whether the room as a whole understands Chinese has nothing to do with the opinion of a homunculus within it. The mans perspective offers no evidence about the system as a whole and is irrelevant for determining whether the system has mentality.☜98CE71
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Japanese Room thought experiment »
Japanese Room thought experiment
Japanese Room thought experiment☜Suppose we have a computer system that behaves as if it understands Japanese and is large enough to put a man inside. If we ask the man to run one part of the system, we wouldnt expect him to be aware of the mental states of the system as a whole,☜98CE71
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In Double's account brains lack understanding »
In Double's account brains lack understanding
In Double's account brains lack understanding☜Double thinks that a part of a system, such as a homunculus in a Japanese Room, cant understand in a way that the whole system can. Based on this account, a brain in a person cant understand in the way that a person as a whole can.☜EF597B
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