John Searle – 3 Quotes

3 Quotes by John Searle

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

My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in that line of business.

– John Searle

We often attribute ‘understanding’ and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding machines, and other artifacts, but nothing is proved by such attributions.

– John Searle