Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness
- ISBN-10
- 0195106466
- ISBN-13
- 9780195106466
- Series
- Shadows of the Mind
- Category
- Computers
- Pages
- 457
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Roger Penrose
Description
Presenting a look at the human mind's capacity while criticizing artificial intelligence, the author makes suggestions about classical and quantum physics and the role of microtubules
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