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John Searle, b. 1932. American philosopher of mind and language, best known for his argument that computers are incapabable of true intelligence. He has also been influential in the development of speech act theory.

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Searle, John Entry by Daniel Barbiero from the Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind. Reviews key aspects of this thinker's doctrine. www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/searle.html

The Construction of Social Reality A 1998 review of Searle's book, by Jerry Shaffer. Concisely summarizes Searle's arguments. www.california.com/~rathbone/searles.htm

Searle on the Brink Review and criticism of Searle's 1992 "Rediscovery of the Mind." By Selmer Bringsjord. psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v1/psyche-1-05-bringsjord.html

Chinese Room Argument A study of this argument by Searle and the discussion which it generated. Aimed at beginning students of the philosophy of mind. www.psych.utoronto.ca/~reingold/courses/ai/cache/searle.html

Searle's Chinese Room Argument A detailed review by Larry Hauser of Searle's arguments against artificial intelligence. Features an extensively annotated bibliography. host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/chinese.html

Conversation with John Searle Wide-ranging interview conducted by Harry Kreisler. Features images and streaming video. globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Searle/searle-con0.html

Generation5.org: John Searle A short interview focusing on Searle's views concerning artificial intelligence. www.generation5.org/searle.shtml

The Rediscovery of the Mind A critique of this 1992 work of Searle's, by Kelley L. Ross. www.friesian.com/searle.htm

John R. Searle Home page at the University of California, Berkeley. Includes online articles, courses, contact information, bibliography and curriculum vitae in PDF format. philosophy.berkeley.edu/searle

EpistemeLinks.com: Searle, John Collection of Links related to the philosophy of John Searle. www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Sear

Wikipedia: Chinese Room Offers review by Wikipedia of Searle's arguments to debunk the stronger claims made by Strong AI. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Room

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Chinese Room Argument Article by Larry Hauser, on Searle's well-known thought experiment opposing the possibility of artificial intelligence. The argument and several counterarguments are considered. www.iep.utm.edu/c/chineser.htm