Energy Requirements Undermine Substrate Independence and Mind-Body Functionalism.

Substrate independence and mind-body functionalism claim that thinking does not depend on any particular kind of physical implementation. But real-world information processing depends on energy, and energy depends on material substrates. Biological evidence for these claims comes from ecology and ne...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 70 - 89
Main Author:	Thagard, Paul
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Jan2022
Subjects:	Autonomy (Psychology) Artificial intelligence Computer simulation Deep learning Information processing Neurosciences
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost