The Society of Mind (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved mensch’s request to change the title of The Society of Mind 2 weeks ago.

mensch changed the title of The Society of Mind 2 weeks ago.

Shelfari edited the description of The Society of Mind Saturday, August 1 2009.

• Marvin Minsky -- one of the fathers of computer science and cofounder of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT -- gives a revolutionary answer to the age-old question: "How does the mind work?" Minsky brilliantly portrays the mind as a "society" of tiny components that are themselves mindless. Mirroring his theory, Minsky boldly casts The Society of Mind as an intellectual puzzle whose pieces are assembled along the way. Each chapter -- on a self-contained page -- corresponds to a piece in the puzzle. As the pages turn, a unified theory of the mind emerges, like a mosaic. Ingenious, amusing, and easy to read, The Society of Mind is an adventure in imagination.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Society of Mind Friday, July 24 2009.

• Added a contributor: Marvin Minsky: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Society of Mind Friday, July 17 2009.

• This book tries to explain how minds work.