Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpda!hpwala!cfisun!ima!spdcc!merk!alliant!linus!mbunix!bwk From: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: MetaDiscussion on the Chinese Room Style of Argument Summary: And now for something completely the same... Keywords: Proof by Vigorous and Repeated Assertion, Invective Utterance Message-ID: <46028@linus.UUCP> Date: 8 Mar 89 09:23:51 GMT References: <4298@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <9787@ihlpb.ATT.COM> <18287@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@linus.UUCP Reply-To: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry Kort) Organization: Zenophobics, Lesser Lights, PA Lines: 23 In article <18287@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> dave@cogsci.indiana.edu (David Chalmers) writes: > Can we talk about something else now? Good idea, Dave. Let's open the floor for nominations. I propose a discussion on the persuasive power of such curious lines of reasoning as "proof by vigorous assertion", and the effectivenes of such rhetorical techniques as "invective utterance." I wonder if there is a superior method of response besides satire or silent contempt. Remember, the goal of the dialectic process is convergence toward durable and timeless truths, with preservation of dignity as a subordinate goal. Or not. --Barry Kort "I don't entertain other people's ideas. Their ideas entertain me."