Lycan vs. Searle: Compare and Contrast

The only real similarity between the views of Lycan and Searle are that they are both materialists. By this they both believe that only physical properties exist and are relevant. However, on the subject of computing machines and artificial intelligence there is little else that the two agree on. Because Lycan is a materialist, his metaphysical views on the possibility of artificial intelligence are quite simple. The mind, being nothing more that a physical entity, …

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