Computers Mimic the Human Mind The mind-body problem has captivated the minds of philosophers for centuries. The problem is how the body and mind can interact with each other if they are separate and distinct. One solution to the problem is to replace any mental term with a more accurate physical description. Eliminative Materialists take this idea to the extreme by stating that everything that is believed to be mental will someday be explained in …showed first 75 words of 1465 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1465 total…the mind-body problem. In his book Consciousness Explained, Daniel Dennett notes,” Artificial intelligence is progressing, creating smart machines that process data somewhat the way human beings do. As the trend continues it will become clearer that we’re all machines, that Ryle’s strict materialism was basically on target, that the mind-body problem is in principle solved”(Wright). This summary of Dennett’s book is right on the mark when computers mimic the human mind.