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| Chinese Room: thought experiment by J.R. Searle - in a locked room sits a man who does not understand Chinese and translates notes that are slipped through under the door into Chinese with the help of a book with instructions. The discussion is about whether one can describe the system as a whole as an understanding system._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Michael Pauen on Chinese Room - Dictionary of Arguments
Pauen I 149f Chinese Room/Searle: (Searle 1980) (VsFodor) if the thesis of the Chinese Room were true, it would mean that verbal behavior as a criterion for the attribution of consciousness is in principle unsuited. - VsTuringtest. - functional features are no guarantee of meaning. >Meaning, >Semantics, >Syntax, >Understanding, >Language, >Translation. I 151 VsChinese room: the occupant does not take into account the situation and no previous questions. - The system cannot detect repetitions. - The system is not capable of learning. - The smallest deviations cause devastating affects. >Learning, >Contextuality, >Speaking, >Communication, >Repetition, >J. R. Searle._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Pauen I M. Pauen Grundprobleme der Philosophie des Geistes Frankfurt 2001 |
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