The emperor's new mind

concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics

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The emperor's new mind

concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics

  • 3.91 ·
  • 11 Ratings
  • 95 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 12 Have read

Advances the theory that despite burgeoning computer technologies, there will remain facets of human thinking that cannot be emulated by a machine.

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English
Pages
466

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Cover of: La nueva mente del emperador
La nueva mente del emperador
2009, Debolsillo
in Spanish
Cover of: The emperor's new mind
The emperor's new mind: concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
1999, Oxford University Press
in English - [new ed.]
Cover of: The emperor's new mind
Cover of: La nueva mente del emperador
La nueva mente del emperador
1991, Mondadori
Texto impreso in Spanish - [2a. ed.].
Cover of: The emperor's new mind
The emperor's new mind: concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
1989, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The emperor's new mind
The emperor's new mind: Concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
Publish date unknown, Oxford University Press

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Oxford, New York

Table of Contents

Can a computer have a mind?
Algorithms and turing machines
Mathematics and reality
Truth, proof, and insight
The classical world
Quantum magic and quantum mystery
Cosmology and the arrow of time
In search of quantum gravity
Real brains and model brains
Where lies the physics of mind?

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [452]-460.

Includes index.

Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, 1990.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
006.3
Library of Congress
Q335 .P415 1989

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 466 p. :
Number of pages
466

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2190164M
Internet Archive
emperorsnewmindc00penr
ISBN 10
0198519737
LCCN
89008548
OCLC/WorldCat
19724273
Library Thing
14982
Goodreads
1726876

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OVER THE PAST few decades, electronic computer technology has made enormous strides.
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