The emperor’s new mind. Concerning computers, minds and the laws of physics. (English) Zbl 0795.00009

Penrose, Roger

Oxford: Oxford University Press. 479 p. (1990).

See the review of the Vintage edition (1990) in Zbl 0749.00009.
Contents: Foreword by Martin Gardner. 1. Can a computer have a mind. 2. Algorithms and Turing machines. 3. Mathematics and reality. 4. Truth, proof, and insight. 5. The classical world. 6. Quantum magic and quantum mystery. 7. Cosmology and the arrow of time, 8. In search of quantum gravity. 9. Real brains and model brains. 10. Where lies the physics of mind.

MSC:

00A99	General and miscellaneous specific topics
00-02	Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to mathematics in general
68-02	Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to computer science
81-02	Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory
83-02	Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory

Keywords:

artificial intelligence; mind-body problem

Citations:

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