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The "Philosophical Dialogues with my Friend Pi" are an intellectual experiment, with which the author wanted to carry out an incursion into the field of artificial intelligence, to try to elucidate what the current limits of this technology are, and find out to what extent point a machine can emulate one of the most outstanding characteristics of the human condition: the ability to reason from a philosophical point of view. Throughout these pages,...
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Que signifie-t-on lorsqu'on affirme d'une idée qu'elle est valable, qu'elle a de la valeur? Cette opération de tous les jours procède nommément, en philosophie, de l'«économie de la pensée». Ce cinquième opuscule du feuilleton théorique «Les économies» recense cette fois les usages du mot «économie» dans le champ de la philosophie. Depuis Kant, mais surtout depuis les néokantiens qui ont médité sur la dimension pratique de la pensée,...
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Scientific Introspection calls for psychologists to use introspection to investigate the mind. Remarkably, we can look inward at the workings of our minds with introspection. As far as we know, we are the only animal on the planet that can do that. It is foolish not to use this amazing gift to study the structure and functions of the mind. Science has no way to observe the mind directly, so psychologists have to study the brain and behavior and guess...
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Is the mind the same thing as the brain? The brain is an organ, three pounds of protein, fat, and water. The mind, though, is made of ideas, hopes, images, memories, words. Those weigh nothing, take up no space. They're not even physical. The amazing thing is that there is no scientific theory of how the mind is connected to the brain. But it must be, right? Mind Without Brain (Nonfiction, 43,000 words) describes the mind without resorting to biological...
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In the vast expanse of human experience, the metaphor of life as a train journey serves as a compelling lens through which we can explore the intricate tapestry of existence. Within these pages lies a profound exploration of seven key facets of this metaphor, each shedding light on the depth and complexity of our journey through time.As we embark on the exploration of "Journey of Reflection: Navigating Life's Tracks," the metaphorical train becomes...
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Los "Diálogos filosóficos con mi amigo Pi" son un experimento intelectual, con el que el autor ha querido llevar a cabo una incursión en el ámbito de la inteligencia artificial, para intentar dilucidar cuales son los límites actuales de esta tecnología, y averiguar hasta qué punto una máquina puede emular una de las características más sobresalientes de la condición humana: la capacidad de razonar desde un punto de vista filosófico. A...
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La question de l'identité sous-entend une autre question : celle de la connaissance de soi. Qui suis-je ? Pas seulement ceci ou cela, mais surtout ce que je fais, jour après jour, de tout ce que j'ai reçu. C'est dans ce va et vient entre ce qui me différencie de l'autre et ce qui m'en rapproche que se définit mon identité du moment, comme une signature faite de ma main à partir de mon nom, qui prouve que je suis unique tout en étant dans la...
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