RT Article
T1 Minds, programs, and Chinese philosophers: A Chinese perspective on the Chinese room
JF Sophia
VO 43
IS 1
SP 61
OP 72
A1 Tanaka, Koji
LA English
PB Springer Netherlands
YR 2004
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/178558894X
AB The paper is concerned with John Searle’s famous Chinese room argument. Despite being objected to by some, Searle’s Chinese room argument appears very appealing. This is because Searle’s argument is based on an intuition about the mind that ‘we’ all seem to share. Ironically, however, Chinese philosophers don’t seem to share this same intuition. The paper begins by first analysing Searle’s Chinee room argument. It then introduces what can be seen as the (implicit) Chinese view of the mind. Lastly, it demonstrates a conceptual difference between Chinese and Western philosophy with respect to the notion of mind. Thus, it is shown that one must carefully attend to the presuppositions underlying Chinese philosophising in interpreting Chinese philosophers.
K1 Chinese Room
K1 Chinese Script
K1 Folk Psychology
K1 Western Philosophy
K1 Chinese Philosopher
DO 10.1007/BF02782437