The Mind Is Not a Kludge.

The article offers analysis and argumentation on the mechanisms and unique purposes of brain relative to the claims that the mind is a kludge. According to Marvin Minsky, the function of the brain is based on the thousands of principles and a collection of kludges. Furthermore, Elizabeth Spelke, Pro...

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Publicado en:Skeptic Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 50 - 56
Autor principal: Perlovsky, Leonid
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Skeptics Society 2010
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Sumario:The article offers analysis and argumentation on the mechanisms and unique purposes of brain relative to the claims that the mind is a kludge. According to Marvin Minsky, the function of the brain is based on the thousands of principles and a collection of kludges. Furthermore, Elizabeth Spelke, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, stressed that humans are capable neither general-purpose learning system nor with myriad special-purpose systems.