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Computers are now being programmed to simulate human thought processes. This book argues that while some aspects of the computer analogue are relevant to human cognition, there are major differences between artificial intelligence and human reason. Outlining the importance of the human ability to predicate, Rychlak emphasizes the importance of learning from experience, a function the computer cannot be programmed to perform. A human being can also act on what was left unsaid, whereas a computer can only function based on apposition.
Using a historical approach to trace the roots of predicational explanation, Rychlak discusses the theories of the ancient Greeks, Newtonians, and modern scientists. He also introduces the idea that because human beings have free will, they can use creativity in cognition; they can even act in a way that might be detrimental, or choose a poor alternative-whereas the computer can only choose the best alternative in a given situation.
Because the way in which human beings learn is unclear, A1 theorists cannot assume anything about the learning process. Rychlak concludes that the computer analogue is not wrong, but is only half right, simulating the demonstrative but not the dialectical aspects of cognition.
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