The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose

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The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose

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Summary

The proponents of artificial intelligence want to prove that it is only a matter of time before computers will be doing everything that a human mind can do. The author reacts against this view, by saying there is some facet of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine.

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The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose

Arguing against artifcial intelligence, and exploring the mystery of the mind and consciousness, Roger Penrose takes the reader on the most engaging and creative tour of modern physics, cosmology, mathematics and philosophy that has ever been written.

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Roger Penrose is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. He has received a number of prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their joint contribution to our understanding of the universe.
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ISBN 13 9780099771708
ISBN 10 0099771705
Title The Emperor's New Mind
Author Roger Penrose
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1990-09-06
Number of pages 480
Prizes Winner of Science Book Award 1990
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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