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With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and consciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificial intelligence, psychology, and other disciplines. In selections that range from fiction to scientific speculations about thinking machines, artificial intelligence, and the nature of the brain, Hofstadter and Dennett present a variety of conflicting visions of the self and the soul as explored through the writings of some of the twentieth century's most renowned thinkers.… (more)
P_S_Patrick: Both books deal with consciousness. Where the Mind's I is provocative and intentionally interesting, it lacks the objective truths that The Emperor's New Mind ascertains about consciousness. These books will not necessarily appeal to the same readers, as ENM is heavily technical, while TMI takes a more playful and questioning stance. But if you have a serious interest in consciousness, and a good level of mathematical and physical understanding, and enjoyed The Mind's Eye, then you should find Emperors New Mind a satisfying read too.… (more)
This book was a lot of fun to read. It's a collection of science fiction short stories and mostly-easy-to-read philosophical essays about consciousness, perception, artificial intelligence, etc. It was published 30 years ago, but it shows almost no signs of being outdated, probably because these are some of the most difficult problems to address in both science and philosophy. ( )
More philosophical fun and games, some of a very high order, from the authors of, respectively, Godel, Escher, Bach, and Brainstorms. Actually, this is an anthology, and there are some 17 other contributors, but Hofstadter and Dennett take turns commenting on all 27 pieces, so they can claim to have "composed and arranged" it. (...) The writing is without exception polished or at least clear and readable, the topic is steadily interesting, and the dialectical fireworks make a fascinating spectacle.
With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and consciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificial intelligence, psychology, and other disciplines. In selections that range from fiction to scientific speculations about thinking machines, artificial intelligence, and the nature of the brain, Hofstadter and Dennett present a variety of conflicting visions of the self and the soul as explored through the writings of some of the twentieth century's most renowned thinkers.
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«Che cos’è la mente? Chi sono io? Può la mera materia pensare o sentire? Dov’è l’anima? Chiunque si trovi ad affrontare queste domande precipita in un mare di perplessità. Questo libro vuole essere un tentativo di rivelare queste perplessità e portarle in piena luce... vuole dunque provocare, infastidire e confondere i lettori, vuole rendere strano ciò che è ovvio e, magari, rendere ovvio ciò che è strano» (piopas)
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