3.1K views · 71 reactions | Are mental processes the product of computation in that information processing is the essence of mind or consciousness? Ken Mogi takes a deep dive on computational theory, consciousness, and whether or not the human works like a computer. Ken Mogi is a senior researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories and a visiting professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. | Closer To Truth | Facebook

Computational theory of mind has gained popularity in recent years but what's the substance of the argument. Could our minds really function like a computer? We ask philosopher Andy Clark for the background on the theory and where he sees its potential (or not.) Andy Clark is a British philosopher who is Professor of Cognitive Philosophy at the University of Sussex. Clark's papers and books deal with the philosophy of mind and he is considered a leading scholar on the subject of mind extension.