Mechanism: A rejoinder

Philosophy 45 (172):149-51 (1970)
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PROFESSOR LEWIS 1 and Professor Coder 2 criticize my use of Gödel's theorem to refute Mechanism. 3 Their criticisms are valuable. In order to meet them I need to show more clearly both what the tactic of my argument is at one crucial point and the general aim of the whole manoeuvre

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Minds, Machines and Gödel.John R. Lucas - 1961 - Philosophy 36 (137):112-127.
Minds, Machines and Gödel.J. R. Lucas - 1961 - Etica E Politica 5 (1):1.
Lucas Against Mechanism II.David Lewis - 1979 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 9 (3):373-376.
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