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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ultimate Reality
Functionalism and Artificial Intelligence
True or False
1
Although functionalism is logically neutral with respect to the debate between dualists and physicalists, as a matter of fact most functionalists today are physicalists.
A)
True
B)
False
2
A frequent analogy used by functionalists is that the relation of mind to brain is like that between the software and hardware of a computer.
A)
True
B)
False
3
Descartes believes that the capacity to understand language requires an immaterial mind.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Minsky is a leading critic of strong AI.
A)
True
B)
False
5
According to functionalists, mental states can have causal relations to sensory inputs and action outputs, but they can't have causal relations to other mental states.
A)
True
B)
False
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