Functionalism: Fundamentals and Applications
Giới thiệu về sách nói này
What Is Functionalism
In the field of philosophy of mind, the term "functionalism" refers to the idea that each and every mental state is solely constituted by its functional role, which refers to its relation of causality to other mental states, sensory inputs, and behavioral outputs. The identity theory of mind and behaviorism were two of the major influences that led to the development of functionalism.
How You Will Benefit
(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:
Chapter 1: Functionalism (philosophy of mind)
Chapter 2: Philosophy of mind
Chapter 3: Hilary Putnam
Chapter 4: Multiple realizability
Chapter 5: Type physicalism
Chapter 6: Mental state
Chapter 7: Computational theory of mind
Chapter 8: Hard problem of consciousness
Chapter 9: Qualia
Chapter 10: Chinese room
(II) Answering the public top questions about functionalism.
(III) Real world examples for the usage of functionalism in many fields.
(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of functionalism' technologies.
Who This Book Is For
Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of functionalism.
Giới thiệu tác giả
Fouad Sabry is the former Regional Head of Business Development for Applications at HP in Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (SEMEA). Fouad has received his B.Sc. of Computer Systems and Automatic Control in 1996, dual masterâs degrees from University of Melbourne (UoM) in Australia, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2008, and Master of Management in Information Technology (MMIT) in 2010.
Fouad has more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Telecommunications fields, working in local, regional, and international companies, such as Vodafone and IBM in Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Fouad joined HP Middle East (ME), based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2013 and helped develop the software business in tens of markets across Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (SEMEA) regions. Currently, Fouad is an entrepreneur, author, futurist, focused on Emerging Technologies, and Industry Solutions, and founder of One Billion Knowledgeable (1BK) Initiative.
