The Psychology of Computers

Is Aristotle's definition of man as the rational animal still valid in an information era in which AI computer programs not only solve equations, but play chess, do medical diagnosis and discover mathematical concepts, or are we rather "emotional machines"? The physical-symbol-systems theory of intelligence offers a generalized explanation of intelligence and a new paradigm for psychology. For the first time in history, philosophic studies of the mind can benefit from technical attempts to build one.