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Biographies
About: John Searle's Chinese Room, Wikipedia: John Searle
Works
Is the Brain a Digital Computer?, Minds, Brains, and Programs, Minds, Brains, and Programs, The Failures of Computationalism (I), The Failures of Computationalism (II), The Problem of Consciousness
Chinese Room Argument
A study of this argument by Searle and the discussion which it generated. Aimed at beginning students of the philosophy of mind.
Conversation with John Searle
Wide-ranging interview conducted by Harry Kreisler. Features images and streaming video.
EpistemeLinks.com: Searle, John
Collection of Links related to the philosophy of John Searle.
Generation5.org: John Searle
A short interview focusing on Searle's views concerning artificial intelligence.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Chinese Room
Article by Larry Hauser, on Searle's well-known thought experiment opposing the possibility of artificial intelligence. The argument and several counterarguments are considered.
John R. Searle
Home page at the University of California, Berkeley. Includes online articles, courses, contact information, bibliography and curriculum vitae in PDF format.
Searle on the Brink
Review and criticism of Searle's 1992 "Rediscovery of the Mind." By Selmer Bringsjord.
Searle's Chinese Room Argument
A detailed review by Larry Hauser of Searle's arguments against artificial intelligence. Features an extensively annotated bibliography.
Searle, John
Entry by Daniel Barbiero from the Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind. Reviews key aspects of this thinker's doctrine.
The Construction of Social Reality
A 1998 review of Searle's book, by Jerry Shaffer. Concisely summarizes Searle's arguments.
The Rediscovery of the Mind
A critique of this 1992 work of Searle's, by Kelley L. Ross.
Wikipedia: Chinese Room
Offers review by Wikipedia of Searle's arguments to debunk the stronger claims made by Strong AI.