The Emperor's New Mind
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The Emperor's New Mind is a 1989 popular science book by mathematical physicist Roger Penrose that explores the nature of consciousness, computation, and physics while arguing that human thought cannot be fully replicated by algorithms.
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| The Emperor's New Mind canonical | 3 |
| Shadows of the Mind | 1 |
| The Emperor’s New Mind | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Roger Penrose ⓘ |
| awarded | Royal Society Science Book Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
human consciousness involves non-computable processes
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human understanding cannot be fully captured by algorithmic computation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
strong AI thesis
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view that mind is entirely algorithmic ⓘ |
| followedBy | Shadows of the Mind ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of Gödel's theorem
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discussion of Turing computability ⓘ discussion of artificial intelligence ⓘ discussion of black holes ⓘ discussion of consciousness ⓘ discussion of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics ⓘ discussion of general relativity ⓘ discussion of quantum theory ⓘ discussion of time asymmetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on strong artificial intelligence
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discussions of quantum consciousness ⓘ philosophy of artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| inSeries | Penrose's works on mind and physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gödel's incompleteness theorems
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Turing machine ⓘ
surface form:
Turing machines
artificial intelligence ⓘ computability theory ⓘ computation ⓘ consciousness ⓘ cosmology ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ non-algorithmic aspects of mind ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
argument for non-computability of human thought
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interdisciplinary treatment of physics, mathematics, and mind ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 480 ⓘ |
| proposes | link between quantum physics and consciousness ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in science
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students of physics and philosophy ⓘ |
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Shadows of the Mind
Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe
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