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John Searle, b. 1932. American philosopher of mind and language, best known for his argument that computers are incapabable of true intelligence. He has also been influential in the development of speech act theory.

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• Chinese Room Argument

  http://www.psych.utoronto.ca/users/reingold/courses/ai/cache/searle.html
  A study of this argument by Searle and the discussion which it generated. Aimed at beginning students of the philosophy of mind.

• Conversation with John Searle

  http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Searle/searle-con0.html
  Wide-ranging interview conducted by Harry Kreisler. Features images and streaming video.

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Chinese Room Argument

  http://www.iep.utm.edu/chineser/
  Article by Larry Hauser, on Searle's well-known thought experiment opposing the possibility of artificial intelligence. The argument and several counterarguments are considered.

• John R. Searle

  http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~jsearle/
  Home page at the University of California, Berkeley. Includes online articles, courses, contact information, bibliography and curriculum vitae in PDF format.

• Rationality in Action - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

  http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/23444/?id=1284
  Raimo Tuomela reviews this book by John Searle.

• Searle's Chinese Room Argument

  http://host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/chinese.html
  A detailed review by Larry Hauser of Searle's arguments against artificial intelligence. Features an extensively annotated bibliography.

• Searle, John

  https://sites.google.com/site/minddict/searle-john
  Entry by Daniel Barbiero from the Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind. Reviews key aspects of this thinker's doctrine.

• The Rediscovery of the Mind

  http://www.friesian.com/searle.htm
  A critique of this 1992 work of Searle's, by Kelley L. Ross.

• Wikipedia: Chinese Room

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Room
  Offers review by Wikipedia of Searle's arguments to debunk the stronger claims made by Strong AI.

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