What’s the difference between a computer and the human brain? According to leading philosopher Daniel Dennett, the answer is: not much. As laid out in his new book “Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking” and profiled in the New York Times, Dennett sees the mind as a collection of “computerlike information processes” that happen to take place inside a living being instead of a computer processor.
In fact, Dennett has claimed in the past that a computer could, if programmed correctly, mimic all of the functions of a human brain including having consciousness. He believes that thinking that there is more to a person’s consciousness than the workings of the brain is both naive and against the knowledge of science, a view that has put him at odds with some of the leading philosophers of modern times.
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