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January 1, 1990

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Is the Brain's Mind a Computer Program?

No. A program merely manipulates symbols, whereas a brain attaches meaning to them

By John R. Searle

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This article was originally published with the title “Is the Brain's Mind a Computer Program?” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 262 No. 1 (January 1990), p. 26
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0190-26

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