The Mind's I
内容简介
From some of the 20th century's greatest thinkers, essays on topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, evolution, science fiction, philosophy, reductionism, and consciousness With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and consciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificial intelligence, psychology, and other disciplines. In selections that range from fiction to scientific speculations about thinking machines, artificial intelligence, and the nature of the brain, Hofstadter and Dennett present a variety of conflicting visions of the self and the soul as explored through the writings of some of the twentieth century's most renowned thinkers.
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作者简介
Douglas R. Hofstadter is the author of Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid.
道格拉斯.R.霍夫施塔特是美国当代计算机教授。哲学并非他的本行。而他的合作者丹尼尔。C。丹尼特则是哲学教授， 1980年，他们在加利福尼亚州帕洛阿尔托的行为科学高级研究中心进行了几次谈话，萌生了编著本书的念头。当时丹尼特正在研究人工智能和哲学。他们两人相辅相成，合作编著了本书，配合得十分默契。
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读书文摘
禅就如一个人咬着树枝挂在悬崖边。双手没有丫杈可抓，脚下没有枝干可踩，树下有另一个人问他：“菩提达摩为何从天竺来至中土？”树上这个人如果不回答，他就输了；如果回答，就会掉下去摔死。现在他要怎么办？
看来我们别无选择，只能接受存在具有某些不可理解的性质。做出你的选择吧。我们都在世界的主观视角与客观视角间小心地徘徊，而这一困境就是人性的核心。
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