Understanding feelings doesn't require having feelings
If a computer can properly apply words denoting emotions to others, then it can understand those words. We aren't required to justify our first-person emotional reports, so why should a computer be required to?


Klaus Obermeier, 1983.
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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 »Biological Naturalism
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Understanding is essentially linguistic  »Understanding is essentially linguistic
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Understanding feelings doesn't require having feelings
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