Name: Society of Mind
ISBN: 9780671657130

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in cognitive science and artificial intelligenceThose who enjoy intellectual puzzles and theoretical explorations

Book Details

Authors: Marvin Minsky
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: March 15, 1988
Format: Paperback
Theme: Human-Computer Interaction · Social Theory
Reading lane: Human-Computer Interaction

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General Science
Life Sciences
Neuroscience

About This Book

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 -- co...

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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 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.