Andy Clark - Is the Mind Like a Computer?
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Does the mind work like a computer? Are mental processes the product of computation in that information processing is the essence of mind or consciousness? This view is popular among computer scientists but rejected by most philosophers. What can we learn about the mind by considering this computational theory?
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Andy Clark is a British philosopher who is Professor of Cognitive Philosophy at the University of Sussex. Clark's papers and books deal with the philosophy of mind and he is considered a leading scholar on the subject of mind extension.
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