ABSTRACT

This edition has been fully revised and updated, and includes a new chapter on consciousness and a new section on modularity. There are also guides for further reading, and a new glossary of terms such as mentalese, connectionism, and the homunculus fallacy.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

The mechanical mind

chapter 1|34 pages

The puzzle of representation

chapter 2|41 pages

Understanding thinkers and their thoughts

chapter 3|47 pages

Computers and thought

chapter 4|39 pages

The mechanisms of thought

chapter 5|42 pages

Explaining mental representation

chapter 6|22 pages

Consciousness and the mechanical mind

The story so far