John Searle b. 1932
John Searle (born 1932) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
John Searle is an American philosopher long associated with the University of California, Berkeley, whose work has shaped the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. Speech Acts and Expression and Meaning developed a systematic account of speech-act theory inherited from his teacher J. L. Austin, while The Construction of Social Reality offered a philosophical theory of institutional facts grounded in collective intentionality and constitutive rules. His 1980 paper Minds, Brains, and Programs introduced the Chinese Room argument against the strong artificial intelligence claim that running the right program is sufficient for thought.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to John Searle:
“Syntax is not sufficient for semantics.”
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Attributed to John Searle:
“Money is whatever we collectively count as money.”
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Attributed to John Searle:
“There is a difference between simulating a phenomenon and duplicating it.”
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Attributed to John Searle:
“Consciousness is a real biological phenomenon, not an illusion to be explained away.”
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Attributed to John Searle:
“The Chinese Room shows that no formal program, by itself, is enough to constitute understanding.”
Frequently asked about John Searle
- When was John Searle born?
- John Searle was born in 1932.
- Where was John Searle from?
- John Searle is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is John Searle associated with?
- John Searle is associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What is John Searle known for?
- John Searle is an American philosopher long associated with the University of California, Berkeley, whose work has shaped the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind.
- How many quotes are attributed to John Searle?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from John Searle in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.