John Searle – Purpee Quotes

My car and my adding machine understand

Posted on December 17, 2017December 17, 2012 by admin

“My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in that line of business.”

— John Searle

Author: John Searle
Category: car
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I will argue that in the literal

Posted on October 17, 2011October 17, 2006 by admin

“I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing.”

— John Searle

Author: John Searle
Category: car
Tags: car, John Searle