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Adventuring Through the Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Bible, by Ray C. Stedman and James D. Denney (hardcover 1997 Elaine Stedman; paperback 2005); Authentic Christianity: The Classic Bestseller on Living the Life of Faith With Integrity, by Ray C. Stedman (paperback 1996)
Blockhead is a theoretical computer system invented as part of a thought experiment by philosopher Ned Block, which appeared in a paper titled "Psychologism and Behaviorism". Block did not personally name the computer in the paper.
In the philosophy of mind, the Brainstorm machine is a thought experiment described by Daniel Dennett, to show that it is not possible to intersubjectively compare any two individuals' personal experiences, or qualia, even with perfect technology.
Thinking machines (Dune), fictional intelligent robots from the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert in 1965; Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, fictional detective known as "The Thinking Machine" in two 1900s novels and a series of detective short stories by Jacques Futrelle
Thought Machine was founded in 2014 by Paul Taylor. [4] [5] [6] In 2018, Thought Machine formed a partnership with Lloyds Banking Group which also participated in Thought Machine's $25 million Series A funding round. [7] In 2019 the company launched its Asia Pacific office in Singapore.
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed is a non-fiction book about brains, both human and artificial, by the inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil. First published in hardcover on November 13, 2012 by Viking Press [ 1 ] it became a New York Times Best Seller. [ 2 ]
The distinction between intuition pumps and thought experiments in general is not entirely clear, however; some writers use the two terms synonymously. [8] Brendel goes further, distinguishing "bad" intuition pumps that discourage considered reflection from "legitimate" thought experiments permissible in philosophical argument. [ 9 ]
Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable is a book edited by John Brockman, which deals with "dangerous" ideas, or ideas that some people would react to in ways that suggest a disruption of morality and ethics.