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Society of Mind

By Marvin Minsky

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| Paperback | 9780671657130

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Marvin Minsky -- one of the fathers of computer science and cofounder of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT -- gives a revolutionary answer to the age-old question: "How does the mind work?"

Minsky brilliantly portrays the mind as a "society" of tiny components that are themselves miContinue

Marvin Minsky -- one of the fathers of computer science and cofounder of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT -- gives a revolutionary answer to the age-old question: "How does the mind work?"

Minsky brilliantly portrays the mind as a "society" of tiny components that are themselves mindless. Mirroring his theory, Minsky boldly casts The Society of Mind as an intellectual puzzle whose pieces are assembled along the way. Each chapter -- on a self-contained page -- corresponds to a piece in the puzzle. As the pages turn, a unified theory of the mind emerges, like a mosaic. Ingenious, amusing, and easy to read, The Society of Mind is an adventure in imagination.

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  • Leviathan’s Program

    Psychologists make models of the mind in order to explain what we say and do. Some particularly want to explain our abilities: how do we build a tower from toy blocks, or recognize a goldfinch? How do we manage to get across a room without hitting th ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 336 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0671657135
  • ISBN-13: 9780671657130
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Pub date: Mar 15, 1988
  • Dimensions: 1806 mm x 1419 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Audio CD and Others
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