Single Idea 24240

[catalogued under 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / a. Artificial Intelligence]

Full Idea

Nothing can have intelligence unless it has soul.

Gist of Idea

Intelligence requires soul

Source

Plato (Timaeus [c.362 BCE], 30b)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 2008], p.18


A Reaction

Not the last word on the subject, but perhaps the first. If we allow a powerful chess playing computer to have intelligence, how can we not also attribute intelligence to a thermostat? Does it matter?