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...strength from the computer age. That, at any rate, is the line Dennett takes in defending his teacher's school of thought. Dennett notes that AI is progressing, creating smart machines that process data somewhat the way human beings do. As this trend continues, he believes, it will become clearer that we're all machines, that Ryle's strict materialism was basically on target, that the mind-body problem is in principle solved. The title of Dennett's 1991 book says it all: Consciousness Explained...
Hell will freeze over before Charles says he knows where anyone is coming from. In matters of semantics alone, the distance between this royal pair is obvious. In any public speaking, he is reticent about personal references. The deficiencies in his upbringing are becoming clearer. In 1994, anxious to present his side of an increasingly difficult separation, he made a TV film and authorized a biography, both by British broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby. Charles cited his distant parents, especially his authoritarian father, for some of his difficulties. Hardly a gentlemanly thing to do, but his point is underscored...
...Chamber of Deputies, Alexis de Tocqueville noted that no happening is "an isolated event...[for] each individual fact mirrors and illuminates the whole." Such a universalizing synecdoche may seem extreme at first, but actually outlines a method of social theorizing that could lead many volunteers to a clearer understanding of their service. As John Boesche explicates the Tocquevillian method of social analysis, society "resembles a delicately balanced mobile in which every aspect settles into its position as a result of the compromise and influence of every other...
...Hasan offers a contrite smile. "Maybe I should make it clearer to them how patently I am devoted to those centers of excellence." And by the way, he notes, "it was a Lincoln Town...
...Kidd settles in and meets with more people, public service issues will likely become clearer. And all parties involved seem to agree that keeping public service programs running is key especially in the face of governmental cutbacks...