In a narrative that travels from ancient times to today, Keith Devlin shows how the concept of the mind as a logic machine developed and came to be so widely accepted. He also shows how efforts to use logic to create "thinking machines" have failed miserably and why those failures demonstrate that no machine would ever think the way the human mind does..
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In a narrative that travels from ancient times to today, Keith Devlin shows how the concept of the mind as a logic machine developed and came to be so widely accepted. He also shows how efforts to use logic to create "thinking machines" have failed miserably and why those failures demonstrate that no machine would ever think the way the human mind does..
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New. 0471142166. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-BRAND NEW, FLAWLESS COPY, NEVER OPENED--301 pages--DESCRIPTION: "[ Goodbye, Descartes] is certain to attract attention and controversy. -a fascinating journey to the edges of logical thinking and beyond."-Publishers Weekly (? ? ? ) Critical Acclaim for Keith Devlin's Previous Book Mathematics: The Science of Patterns "A book such as this belongs in the personal library of everyone interested in learning about some of the most subtle and profound works of the human spirit."-American Scientist "Devlin's very attractive book is a well-written attempt to explain mathematics to educated nonmathematicians-the basic ideas are presented in a clear, concise, and easily understood manner. Highly recommended."-Choice: "[Devlin] has found an interesting way of exhibiting how mathematics is unified-the author's presentation is a tour de force."--with a bonus offer--