Closer To Truth - John Searle Interviews

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John Searle: "Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google       2015年12月3日
John Searle is the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. His Talk at Google is focused on the philosophy of mind and the potential for consciousness in artificial intelligence. This Talk was hosted for Google's Singularity Network.
John is widely noted for his contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and social philosophy. Searle has received the Jean Nicod Prize, the National Humanities Medal, and the Mind & Brain Prize for his work. Among his notable concepts is the "Chinese room" argument against "strong" artificial intelligence.

Minds, Brains, & Science - John Searle's Reith Lectures (Transcripts Available)

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source: Philosophical Overdose    2015年8月9日
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Minds, Brains, & Science - John Searle's Reith Lectures (Transcripts Available)
American philosopher John Searle examines the connections between minds, brains, and science. These BBC Reith Lectures were given in 1984, but are still just as relevant today. Some of the topics discussed include free will, the mind-body problem, AI, consciousness, social reality, cognitive science, human action, and the social sciences.

1 Froth on Reality: The Mind-Body Problem (John Searle) 29:36
In the first talk of his series 'Minds, Brains and Science', John Searle examines the so-called 'mind body problem'. Searle uses this paradox of the conscious mind verses the scientific brain to explore our understanding of the world. Professor Searle considers how humans think of themselves as cognisant, free, rational beings but science tells us we are a chance occurrence, created in a world that consists entirely of mindless physical particles. From this viewpoint Professor Searle explores the question how can an essentially meaningless world contain meaning?
2 Beer Cans & Meat Machines: Artificial Intelligence & The Chinese Room (John Searle) 29:32
3 Grandmother Knew Best: Cognitive Science & Rule Following (John Searle) 29:43
4 Walk to Patagonia: Minds & Human Action (John Searle) 29:39
5 A Changing Reality: The Science of Human Behavior (John Searle) 29:35
6 The Paradox of Free Will & Determinism (John Searle) 29:33

Searle on Explanation & Science

source: Philosophical Overdose    2017年1月25日
Random lecture on explanation in science from one of John Searle's courses on the philosophy of society.

John Searle on Perception & Philosophy of Mind

source: Philosophical Overdose     2015年6月12日
One of America’s most prominent philosophers says his field has been tilting at windmills for nearly 400 years. Representationalism (indirect realism)---the idea that we don’t directly perceive external objects in the world, but only our own inner mental images or representations of objects---has bedeviled philosophy ever since Descartes, and now is mucking up neuroscience as well, John Searle alleges. He has long defended the “naive” alternative that our senses do actually give us direct access to external reality, and he fires his latest salvo in his new book “Seeing Things as They Are: A Theory of Perception”. John is well-known for his no nonsense approach to philosophical problems, and there was plenty of straight talk here as he discussed his theory of perception, the subjective-objective divide, the scientific study of consciousness, and his dog Tarski.
This interview was given by Robert Pollie from a podcast called the 7th Avenue Project: www.7thavenueproject.com.
For more Searle on perception, check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf_4t...

Ludwig Wittgenstein with John Searle (Subtitles Available)

source: Philosophical Overdose    2016年2月26日
John Searle and Bryan Magee discuss Ludwig Wittgenstein and his philosophical work, from the Tracatus to the Philosophical Investigations. Wittgenstein was a famous Austrian-British philosopher of the early 20th century who worked primarily in the philosophy of mathematics, logic, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind.
http://www.iep.utm.edu/wittgens/
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This interview is from a 1987 BBC program.

John Searle on Language & Social Ontology

source: Philosophical Overdose     2013年6月11日
In this talk, John Searle attempts to explain how human institutional facts are created and maintained by a specific type of linguistic representation (i.e. a status function declaration). This creates and maintains systems of deontic power: rights, duties, obligations and empowerments of various kinds. And these provide the glue that hold human society together. They do such by providing humans with desire independent reasons for action, that is, reasons for doing things that are independent of one's immediate inclinations.
This talk was given at the University of Oslo in May 2011. I don't own it.

What is Belief? (Closer to Truth)

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source: Closer To Truth     2016年7月25日
Everyone has beliefs—some are simple and basic (e.g., my name, age), others complex and controversial (e.g., God? Soul? Politics? Morality?). But what is the concept of 'belief'? What does it take for some statement to be a 'belief'?
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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - What is Belief? 8:31
Daniel Dennett - What is Belief? 5:34
John Searle - What is Belief? 8:05

Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem? (Closer to Truth)

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John Searle - Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem? 10:46
Ned Block - Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem?  5:08
Marvin Minsky - Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem? 7:32
Henry Stapp - Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem? 4:32

John Searle: Our shared condition -- consciousness

source: TEDtalksDirector2013-07-22

Philosopher John Searle lays out the case for studying human consciousness -- and systematically shoots down some of the common objections to taking it seriously. As we learn more about the brain processes that cause awareness, accepting that consciousness is a biological phenomenon is an important first step. And no, he says, consciousness is not a massive computer simulation. (Filmed at TEDxCERN.)