Daniel-C-Dennett--Daniel-Hofstadter--The-Minds-I--Fantasies-And-Reflections-On-Self-And-Soul

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1、PrefaceWhatisthemind?WhoamI?Canmerematterthinkorfeel?Whereisthesoul?Anyonewhoconfrontsthesequestionsrunsheadlongintoperplexities.Weconceivedthisbookasanattempttorevealtheseperplexitiesandmakethemvivid.Ourpurposeisnotsomuchtoanswerthebigquestionsdirectlyastojolteveryone:peoplewhoareco

2、mmittedtoahard-nosed,no-nonsensescientificworldview;aswellaspeoplewhohaveareligiousorspiritualisticvisionofthehumansoul.Webelievethereareatpresentnoeasyanswerstothebigquestions,anditwilltakeradicalrethinkingoftheissuesbeforepeoplecanbeexpectedtoreachaconsensusaboutthemeaningoftheword

3、“I.”Thisbook,then,isdesignedtoprovoke,disturbandbefuddleitsreaders,tomaketheobviousstrangeand,perhaps,tomakethestrangeobvious.Wewouldliketothankthecontributorsandthemanypeoplewhohaveadvisedandinspiredus………………….Thisbookgrewoutofconversationsin1980attheCenterforAdvancedStudyinthebehavi

4、oralsciencesinPaloAlto,whereDennettwasaFellowengagedinresearchonArtificialIntelligenceandphilosophy;sponsoredbyNSFGrant(BNS78-24671)andtheAlfredPSloanFoundation.ItwascompletedwhileHofstadterwasaJohnSimonGuggenheimFellowengagedinresearchinartificialintelligenceatStanfordUniversity.Wew

5、anttothankthesefoundationsforsupportingourresearch,andforprovidingsettingsinwhichourdiscussionscouldleadtocollaboration.DouglasR.HofstadterDanielC.DennettChicagoApril1981IntroductionYouseethemoonriseintheeast.Youseethemoonriseinthewest.Youwatchtwomoonsmovingtowardeachotheracrosstheco

6、ldblacksky,onesoontopassbehindtheotherastheycontinueontheirway.YouareonMars,millionsofmilesfromhome,protectedfromthekillingfrostlesscoldoftheredMartiandesertbyfragilemembranesofterrestrialtechnology.Protectedbutstranded,foryourspaceshiphasbrokendownbeyondrepair.Youwillneveragainretur

7、ntoEarth,tothefriendsandfamilyandplacesyouleftbehind.ButperhapsthereishopeinthecommunicationcompartmentofthedisabledcraftyoufindaTelecloneMarkIVteleporterandinstructionsforitsuse.Ifyouturntheteleporteron,tunesitsbeamtotheTeleconereceiveronEarth,andthenstepintothesendingchamber,thetel

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