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    Challenges→The Chinese Room argument lacks independent logical force because it relies on intuition rather than reasoned premises

    Searle's argument depends for its force on intuitions that certain entities do not think

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    Many responses to the Chinese Room argument have noted that, as with Leibniz’ Mill, the argument appears to be based on intuition: the intuition that a computer (or the man in the room) cannot think or have understanding. For example, Ned Block (1980) in his original BBS commentary says “Searle’s argument depends for its force on intuitions that certain entities do not think.” But, Block argues, (1) intuitions sometimes can and should be trumped and (2) perhaps we need to bring our concept of un

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