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The Emperor’s New Mind
Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physics is a 1989 book by mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose.
Penrose presents the argument that human consciousness is non-algorithmic, and thus is not capable of being modeled by a conventional Turing machine-type of digital computer. Penrose hypothesizes that quantum mechanics plays an essential role in the understanding of human consciousness. The collapse of the quantum wavefunction is seen as playing an important role in brain function.
The English version of the book is 602 pages long. The majority of the book is spent reviewing, for the scientifically minded layreader, a plethora of interrelated subjects such as Newtonian physics, special and general relativity, the philosophy and limitations of mathematics, quantum physics, cosmology, and the nature of time. Penrose intermittently describes how each of these bears on his developing theme: that consciousness is not “algorithmic”. Only the later portions of the book address the thesis directly. Penrose states that his ideas on the nature of consciousness are speculative.
| Year | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Order: | http://www.amazon.com/Emperors... |
| ISBN | 9780198519737 |
| Keywords | Mind, consciousness |
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