Philosophy and computer simulation

Keith Gunderson

pp. 307-340

in: Oscar P. Wood, George Pitcher (eds), Ryle, Berlin, Springer, 1970

Abstract

The sticky issues involved in characterizing the mental, form a philosopher's tar-baby to which many fists are fastened. The point of minding about machines lies simply in the hope that Br"er Robot might prove more formidable an opponent than Br"er Rabbit.