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Emotion Machine : Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind by Marvin Minsky (2007, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100743276647
ISBN-139780743276641
eBay Product ID (ePID)59636709
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Book TitleEmotion Machine : Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicCognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Emotions
IllustratorYes
GenreScience, Psychology
AuthorMarvin Minsky
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"Minsky has lots of ideas, and nearly 400 pages can barely contain them."-- William Kowinski,San Francisco cCronicle, "Informative, ingenious and accessible to a general audience."-- Glenn C. Altschuler,The Baltimore Sun, "Provocative, delightful, challenging, a rich, funny and altogether fascinating book."-- Michael Crichton, "Informative, ingenious and accessible to a general audience." -- Glenn C. Altschuler, "The Baltimore Sun", "Minsky has lots of ideas, and nearly 400 pages can barely contain them."-- William Kowinski, San Francisco cCronicle, "Ingenious...stimulating...packed with quips, aphorisms and homely illustrations. A pleasure to read...It will make you think. And that's what brains are for."-- James W. Lance, "The New York Times Book Review (New York Times Book Review" Notable Book of the Year), "Minsky has lots of ideas, and nearly 400 pages can barely contain them." -- William Kowinski, "San Francisco cCronicle", "A stunning collage of staccato images, filled to the brim with witty insights and telling aphorisms."-- Douglas R. Hofstadter, author of "Godel, Escher, Bach", "Informative, ingenious and accessible to a general audience." -- Glenn C. Altschuler, The Baltimore Sun, "Informative, ingenious and accessible to a general audience."-- Glenn C. Altschuler, The Baltimore Sun, "Minsky has lots of ideas, and nearly 400 pages can barely contain them." -- William Kowinski, San Francisco cCronicle
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal153
SynopsisOne of the world's leading thinkers on artificial intelligence and author of "The Society of Mind" explains the many ways that each mind works and shows why emotions and feelings are just different ways of thinking., In this mind-expanding book, scientific pioneer Marvin Minsky continues his groundbreaking research, offering a fascinating new model for how our minds work. He argues persuasively that emotions, intuitions, and feelings are not distinct things, but different ways of thinking. By examining these different forms of mind activity, Minsky says, we can explain why our thought sometimes takes the form of carefully reasoned analysis and at other times turns to emotion. He shows how our minds progress from simple, instinctive kinds of thought to more complex forms, such as consciousness or self-awareness. And he argues that because we tend to see our thinking as fragmented, we fail to appreciate what powerful thinkers we really are. Indeed, says Minsky, if thinking can be understood as the step-by-step process that it is, then we can build machines -- artificial intelligences -- that not only can assist with our thinking by thinking as we do but have the potential to be as conscious as we are. Eloquently written, "The Emotion Machine" is an intriguing look into a future where more powerful artificial intelligences await., In this mind-expanding book, scientific pioneer Marvin Minsky continues his groundbreaking research, offering a fascinating new model for how our minds work. He argues persuasively that emotions, intuitions, and feelings are not distinct things, but different ways of thinking. By examining these different forms of mind activity, Minsky says, we can explain why our thought sometimes takes the form of carefully reasoned analysis and at other times turns to emotion. He shows how our minds progress from simple, instinctive kinds of thought to more complex forms, such as consciousness or self-awareness. And he argues that because we tend to see our thinking as fragmented, we fail to appreciate what powerful thinkers we really are. Indeed, says Minsky, if thinking can be understood as the step-by-step process that it is, then we can build machines -- artificial intelligences -- that not only can assist with our thinking by thinking as we do but have the potential to be as conscious as we are. Eloquently written, The Emotion Machine is an intriguing look into a future where more powerful artificial intelligences await.
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