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Consciousness, Machine

Keith Gunderson

Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science January 15, 2006 DOI: 10.1002/0470018860.s00156 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Key points Argues that the use of computers and robots in cognitive psychology has reformulated unsettled issues in philosophy of mind and theory of knowledge in terms of machine-oriented modeling.

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AbstractThe widespread use of computers and robots within research programs in cognitive psychology has stimulated interest in the possibility of machine consciousness. As a result, many unsettled issues in the philosophy of mind and theory of knowledge have been reformulated in terms of, and in turn raised questions about, machine‐oriented modeling.