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0 pointsKim_Bruning2mo ago0 comments

You'll need to unpack that survey for us a bit. There's a lot going on and the wording is very terse.

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emp173442mo ago· 2 in thread

It’s a large survey of academic philosophers on famous philosophical arguments. In this case, the question is asking whether philosophers agree with Searle and believe the Chinese room does not understand Chinese, or disagree with Searle and believe the room does understand Chinese.

Kim_BruningOP2mo ago

I actually agree that the room does not understand chinese too; because that's the only possible thing that could happen in real life.

That doesn't mean I agree with Searle though!

It depends on how the question is asked. Again, the wording is very terse so I can't determine what the people thought they were answering. Possibly you have a better insight?

emp173442mo ago

I think you’re possibly a bit confused… accepting Searle’s intuition on this thought experiment is agreeing with Searle. In light of this, I don’t understand your comment.

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