Abstract
Searle’s Chinese room argument (CRA) was recently charged as being unsound because it makes a logical error. It is shown here that this charge is based on a misinterpretation of the modal scope of a major premise of the CRA and that the CRA does not commit the logical error with which it is charged.
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Shaffer, M. J. (2009). A Logical Hole in the Chinese Room. Minds and Machines, 19, 229–235.
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Nute, D. A Logical Hole the Chinese Room Avoids. Minds & Machines 21, 431–433 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-011-9244-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-011-9244-0