In many cases it is a matter for decision and not a simple matter of fact whether x understands y; and so on. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes case decision fact
I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing. John Searle addarguecar Change image and share on social
Where conscious subjectivity is concerned, there is no distinction between the observation and the thing observed. John Searle concernconsciousdistinction Change image and share on social
Berkeley had a liberal element in the student body who tended to be quite active. I think that's in general a feature of intellectually active places. John Searle activeberkeleybody Change image and share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists - proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision. Thomas A. Edison denyexistfact share on social
To make a coverage decision, doesn't one have to make a medical judgment? John Paul Stevens coveragedecisionjudgment Change image and share on social