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From: vu0112@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: elementary AI philosophy
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Date: 1 Jan 89 01:28:59 GMT
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Reply-To: vu0112@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn)
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In article <1241@arctic.nprdc.arpa> meadors@nprdc.arpa (Tony Meadors) writes:
>In article <18464@santra.UUCP> ay@hutcs.UUCP (Beta) writes:
>>A very interesting problem for an AI researcher to study is to start
>>studying what might be the essential element of the human mind, the
>>something that humans have and which makes them different from
>>machines.
>
>I certainly can appreciate
>your interest in these topics and your intuitions...we all have them
>(of various sorts). But I sould like to suggest you give some thought
>to your terms..."mind","love","machines": the definition of such
>entities is crucial in these discussions. 

Yes, especially what do you mean by "essence" and "essential."  We can
all agree on a *necessary* difference between people and things (and
more importantly between organisms and things).  But it is for from
clear that this is "essential" in the sense you imply.  Actually, I have
no idea what the word means.

>>It might be a good idea for AI researchers to study the romantic
>>literature written by women for women (sic).

Excuse me?

>>Antti Ylikoski
>
>tonyM

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