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    John Searle

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    In “Can Computers Think?” John Searle argues against the prevailing view in philosophy‚ psychology‚ and artificial intelligence‚ which emphasizes the analogies between the functioning of the human brain and the functioning of digital computers. (Searle‚ 372) He asks whether a digital computer‚ as defined‚ can think. Specifically‚ he asks whether instantiating or implementing the right computer program with the right inputs and outputs is sufficient to‚ or constitutive of‚ thinking‚ to which he

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    John Searle. Searle imagines himself in a room receiving pieces of paper inscribed with Chinese symbols through a slot. Searle himself does not understand any Chinese. Searle locates the set of symbols he receives in an English instruction book and then sends out the corresponding set of symbols representing a response as identified in the book back through the slot; similar to how a computer follows the instructions of its program. The person on the outside is inclined to believe that Searle himself

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    professor‚ John R. Searle must include an understanding that a machine has the ability to “think” just because it has been fed the “correct” computer program that he calls “Strong AI” (artificial intelligence).  However‚ he points out that “Strong AI” misses the basic point that any software program is simply a framework that designates the ways in which certain symbols are managed.  That manipulation cannot be‚ under any definition or circumstance‚ be considered actual thought.  Searle uses what has

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    Clarence Thomas

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    Clarence Thomas" Clarence Thomas. In the annals of American history‚ this name has risen to the forefront of noted Supreme Court Justices and has become synonymous with the ideals and philosophies of uncompromising conservatives. Undeniably‚ the same name also congers thoughts of hypocrisy‚ desertion‚ and self-denial toward one of America ’s most divisive and enigmatic political figures. Since his nomination by President George H. Bush to the United States Supreme Court‚ Justice Thomas has been

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    Clarence Thomas

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    Supreme Court Justice: Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas was sworn in to office on Wednesday‚ October 23‚ 1991 after he was accused by a woman named Anita Hill for sexual misconduct. After exploring the charges from Hill‚ the Judiciary Committee of the Legislature found no convincing evidence of proof in the allegations against Thomas. The Committee gave him no recommendation when reporting his nomination to Senate. The Senate voted 52 to 48 to the appointment of Thomas into the High Court. Since

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    Thomas Cook

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    Information History Thomas Cook is the world’s best-known name in travel. • Thomas Cook started organising leisure trips in the summer of 1841 when its founder‚ who gave his name to the company‚ organised a successful one-day rail excursion at a shilling a head from Leicester to Loughborough. • During the next three summers Mr Cook arranged a succession of trips‚ taking passengers on trips to the midland towns of Leicester‚ Nottingham‚ Derby and Birmingham. Four years later‚ he organised

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    thomas hardy

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    Thomas Hardy‚ OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist‚ in the tradition of George Eliot‚ he was also influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism‚ especially by William Wordsworth.[1] Charles Dickens is another important influence on Thomas Hardy.[2] Like Dickens‚ he was also highly critical of much in Victorian society‚ though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life‚ and regarded himself

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    Thomas Jefferson.Docx

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    a difference in society‚ good or bad. Thomas Jefferson is an influential person because he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson is an influential person because he changed society today. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743. In 1762‚ Thomas Jefferson graduated from the College of William and Mary. He was admitted to the bar in 1767 after an exceptionally thorough preparation in legal theory. Thomas Jefferson lived the life of a wealthy

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    Dylan Thomas

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    Dylan Thomas combines his vibrant imagery with his adolescent experiences in South Whales and London to produce the realistic tale "The Followers". His interest in writing short stories like "The Followers" stems from the beginning part of his life. Thomas spent his days growing up in Swansea‚ South Whales with his father‚ a grammar school English teacher. His father encouraged his early interest in reading and writing. Some of his early poetry was published in local literary writing journals

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    Thomas Jefferson

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    Lucero Flores Mr. Craig English III Honors 11/05/12 Thomas Jefferson; from nothing to America “Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us‚ but is always the result of a good conscience‚ good health‚ occupation‚ and freedom in all just pursuits.” (Jefferson) Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of America. He was put on earth at the right time. When America needed a man of many talents and of wise words‚ Jefferson was there. Jefferson

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