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3498 | Computation isn't a natural phenomenon, it is a way of seeing phenomena [Searle] |
Full Idea: Computational states are not discovered within the physics, they are assigned to the physics. | |
From: John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch. 9.V) | |
A reaction: The key idea in Searle's later thinking, with which I have some sympathy. There always seems to be a sneaky dualism buried deep in Searle's physicalism. Computation is very high-level physics. |