Wittgenstein's Views on the Mind

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The paper discusses how the central problem under investigation in The Cambridge Quintet is whether it is possible that a machine can think. The paper further discusses how the exploration of the issue is primarily between Wittgenstein and Turing, who each maintain opposing views. The paper explains that whereas Turing relied on mathematics and computing logic Wittgenstein progressed from the philosophy of mathematics to the belief that philosophical problems arise from misunderstandings of the logic of language.

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"The central problem under investigation in The Cambridge Quintet is whether it is possible that a machine can think. The exploration of the issue is primarily between Wittgenstein and Turing who each maintain opposing views. Whereas Turing relied on mathematics and computing logic, Wittgenstein progressed from the philosophy of mathematics to the belief that philosophical problems arise from misunderstandings of the logic of language. Philosophy of language poses questions about meaning and truth, as well as about the nature of concepts, signs, and symbols. The dinner itself comprises an analogy between gastronomic and intellectual consumption, and is also intended as a link between two mental representations."

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