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    The many modes of processing thought listed above can be further rendered down to the firing of neurons, which as well can be said to be a binary system; consisting of being in the state of firing or not firing. There still remains however a very substantial difference between the two fundamental actions. That difference is rooted in the equipment used to engage in the two respective actions. Searle believes that no computer program will ever obtain intentionality because a computer is not composed of the same biological components as the human brain. This wetware that is the human brain may in fact be necessary for thinking. The wetware of the brain is in many ways inferior to the hardware of a computer and this difference of capability further divides the concepts of computing and thinking. The efficiency of thinking is not nearly as variable as the efficiency of computing. The rate at which a computer computes is determined by the quality of its core processors, the software, the amount of RAM etc. Each of these components are easily upgraded or downgraded and advancements in the fields related to the individual components are happening frequently which consistently increase the quality…

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    with instructions on which characters to produce when given a certain set of characters. These things are comparable to a computer and its program. The rule book is the computer program, the man in the room is the computer, and the people inputting characters from outside the room are the programmers. When the person inside the room is given a set of characters it would seem that he knows Chinese because he can respond and have a conversation. However, he does not know Chinese he is simply…

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    Davidson Rationalization

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    The philosopher Donald Davidson argues about the significance of intentional action, and how it relates to reasons and rationalization. According to Davidson, action and intentional action are not the same, so action in general refers to the action that is practiced with intention for an action. While intentional action is an action for a reason and under certain descriptions. In fact, for Davison, action in general and intentional action at some point both have a reason for acting even thought…

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    from the “question” batch to those in the “script” and “story” batches, while referring to the book of English instructions. Searle argues that this is how a computer, and any other form of artificial intelligence, works. Computers perform “computational operations on formally specified elements (Searle).” So, just as the person in the Chinese room did not understand the Chinese story but was able to create a substantial and accurate response, a computer does not actually understand what it…

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    1.Event-Causal Model of Human Agency and Its Difficulties Davidson proposes a ‘single line’ event-causal model of human agency, attempting to bring intentional states and actions into a single causal chain: an agent’s intentional states (or events), such as beliefs, desires and intentions, cause some bodily movement called ‘basic action’ to happen. There are different descriptions of this basic action, and under some of them, this action is intentional. (Davidson 2001/1963, 2001/1971) Even…

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    The intentionality of Plato’s pedagogy is emphasized in nearly every aspect of The Republic concerning education. Intentionality in the educational approach is the best way to be able to accurately predict the “finished product,” if you will. J. Pfeifer and S. Sarkar define something that has intentionality as something that is about, directed on, or represents something else. Just as the conduction of an experiment governed by the concepts outlined in the scientific method attempts to limit the…

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    Intentionality on Interpersonal Communications We all have heard the term “intension,” good intention, bad intension, no intension and so forth. However, how often to do stop to observe how do we reveal our innermost intentions through the way we communicate with others. How does intentionality determines the mediums in which we deliver communication? Is it easy to disguise our intentions? Are our intentions clear to others when we are trying to communicate effectively? To what extend should…

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    our chief goal in life: to glorify God and enjoy God forever (Westminster Shorter Catechism) Inasmuch as Christian theology is centered in Christ, who says to his followers, “do not be afraid,” I believe that theology cannot be used as a religious tool that deepens our entrenched fears. Neither should theology be used to prop up any belief, value, philosophy, or ideology that runs counter to the unconditional love of God manifested in the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus…

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    The Miracle Worker in which Helen comes to understand the word ‘water’ moves Helen into a “world different from that of animal perception, calling, and signaling”, it is one of signitive intentionality (79). Signitive intentionality is a “new kind of intending” that “makes these perceived marks into words” (78). It is not only directed toward the reference of the word, but the “same intention establishes some of the marks as a word”. Further, signitive intentionality “establishes a meaning as…

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    Dennett Beliefs

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    They need not be actual (“belief” may be a metaphor). Rather, it is appropriate to assign the system goals and the possession of information; there need not be any anthropomorphizing of the system. Furthermore, the intentional stance does little in answering design questions, as the former is concerned with normative principles, and the latter is not (and it presupposes intentionality). Regarding the contention between Brandom and Dennett, I see little to suggest that there is an…

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