Some Reflections on Rickabaugh and Moreland’s The Substance of Consciousness
Philosophia Christi 2024 DOI: 10.5840/pc202426111 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | The essay addresses whether computers will ever be conscious as their programs become more complex, drawing on Rickabaugh and Moreland's discussion of emergent properties and thin particular hylomorphism and on their book defending contemporary substance dualism. It does not state a conclusion in the abstract. |
Abstract
This essay, will focus on Brandon Rickabaugh and J. P. Moreland’s discussion on emergent properties, thin particular hylomorphism, and the relevance of their book, The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism, to advance the question that both philosophers and scientists ask regarding “strong artificial intelligence,” that is, whether computers will ever be conscious as technological devices as the programs that run on them get more and more complex.