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Mentality and Machines was first published in 1985. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.Mentality and Machines - with a new preface and an extended postscript-is a general essay on the philosophy of mind, oriented to philosophical and psychological questions about real as well as imagined, robots and machines. The second edition retains all of the essays from the original book, including Gunderson's influential critique (""The Imitation Game"") of A.M. Turing's treatment of the question ""Can machines think?"" and his controversial distinction between program-receptive and program-resistant aspects of the mind. This edition's postscript includes further reflections on these themes and others, and relates them to recent writings of other philosophers and computer scientists.

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Author:   Keith Gunderson
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Edition:   2nd Minnesota Archive Editions ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780816613625

ISBN 10:   0816613621
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 June 1985
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Keith Gunderson is professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science.

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