Are we unique? : a scientist explores the unparalleled intelligence of the human mind /

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Author / Creator:Trefil, James, 1938-
Imprint:New York : Wiley, c1997.
Description:xii, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2616560
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ISBN:0471155365 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index.
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Summary:This text explores what it is that is so special about the human mind that sets us apart from all other animals and also makes it impossible to design a computer that could think like we do. It looks at recent findings about animal intelligence to show how different human minds really are from other animal minds. An argument is put forward that the human mind is unique and that even if a computer is built that can think as well as we do, it will not be at all like the human mind in the way that it thinks.
Physical Description:xii, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index.
ISBN:0471155365