An edition of The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (1989)

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An edition of The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (1989)

The emperor's new mind

concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.7 (14 ratings)
  • 132 Want to read
  • 7 Currently reading
  • 16 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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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
466

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Computers, Natuurwetenschappen, Thinking, Science, Philosophy, Thought and thinking, Kunstmatige intelligentie, Sciences, Denken, Artificial Intelligence, Physique, Mathématiques, Pensée, Ordinateurs, Filosofie, Physics, Philosophie, Intelligence artificielle, Intellect, Physics, philosophy, Science, philosophy, Philosophy Of Science, Science / Mathematics, Psychology & Counseling / Cognitive, Audio Adult: Other, Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction, Discursos, ensayos, conferencias, Inteligencia artificial, Fi sica, Espacio y tiempo, Pensamiento, Filosofía, Física matématica, Ciencia, Computers, social aspects, Physics, popular works, Física, Computadoras, Nonfiction

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La nueva mente del emperador
1991, Mondadori
Texto impreso in Spanish - [2a. ed.].
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The emperor's new mind: concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
1991, Penguin Books
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The emperor's new mind: concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
1989, Oxford University Press
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1989, Oxford University Press
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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.

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Oxford, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
006.3
Library of Congress
Q335 .P415 1989

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Pagination
xiii, 466 p. :
Number of pages
466

Edition Identifiers

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

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OL3474169W

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