The Mind's I
From some of the 20th century's greatest thinkers, essays on topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, evolution, science fiction, philosophy, reductionism, and consciousness With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and consciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificia...
From some of the 20th century's greatest thinkers, essays on topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, evolution, science fiction, philosophy, reductionism, and consciousness With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and consciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificial intelligence, psychology, and other disciplines. In selections that range from fiction to scientific speculations about thinking machines, artificial intelligence, and the nature of the brain, Hofstadter and Dennett present a variety of conflicting visions of the self and the soul as explored through the writings of some of the twentieth century's most renowned thinkers.
侯世达（Douglas R. Hofstadter，1945— ）
计算科学家，认知科学家，哲学家。1965年毕业于斯坦福大学数学系，1975年取得俄勒冈大学物理学博士学位。1977年起在印第安纳大学计算科学系、密歇根大学心理学系等机构工作，至荣休。2009年被选为美国文理科学院院士，并成为美国哲学会会员。2010年被选为瑞典皇家学院院士。代表作有《哥德尔、艾舍尔、巴赫》《我是个怪圈》等。
丹尼尔·丹尼特（Daniel C. Dennett，1942— ）
哲学家、认知科学家，美国文理科学院院士，塔夫茨大学讲席教授。代表作有《直觉泵和其他思考工具》《意识的解释》等。