Dimensions of Success
From the first post in this series, it looks as though money is an important dimension in how we define success in life. Here is a look at other possible dimensions of success.
Philosophy
Philosophy is never too far from physics. It is in their overlap that I expect breakthroughs.
Definition of Success
In this short series, I am going to tell you something immensely useful. How to be successful in life? Before giving you my recipe, we have to make sure that we are on the same page. What do we mean by success? Here are some possible definitions.
Topical, Computers, Philosophy
Man as Chinese Room
Wrapping up this series on the so-called strong artificial intelligence with a closer look at Prof. Searle’s arguments.
Topical, Computers, Philosophy
Minds as Machine Intelligence
Is Turing Test enough of a test to detect consciousness in machines? Prof. Searle proves that it is not. I beg to differ.
Philosophy, Topical, Computers
Problem of Other Minds
How do you know other people have minds as you do? It is an unsolved problem in philosophy – the Problem of Other Minds. Before asking the question whether computers could have minds, we have to address this problem. Otherwise, how would we know even if computers actually had minds?
Topical, Computers, Philosophy
Brains and Computers
Could our brains be computer hardware and minds be software running on them? Could computers have consciousness and intelligence? Could they have minds? If they had minds, how would we know?
Life and Death, Philosophy, Physics
Why Do We Drink?
What is the relation between alcohol and superheroes? Here are some philosophical reasons to get drunk.
Seeing and Believing
How do you bend a spoon? You can, if you realize that there is no spoon. That there is no space and time.