PHIL 447 EXAM QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A+
UPDATED 2026/2027
SearlesmArguementm-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mdigitalmcompummachinesmrunningmshanksmprogrammdonotmundermstandmchinese
shanksmprogrammdoesmnotmexplainmhowmtomunderstandmstoriesm
1/2maremcorrectmthenmbothmSAImthesesmaremfalse
4mSomSAImismfalse
Rationalmsearlesmarguementm-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mR1mmanminmthemroommrunsmthemprogrammbutmhemdoesntmundermstandmchinesemsombecausemthemprogram
mismrunningmdoenstmmakemthemcomputermundermstandmchinese
R(2)msincempeoplemcanmunderstandmchinesemstoriesmandmthemchinesemroommtestmshowsmthatmrunningmsha
nksmprogrammisntmenoughmtomunderstandmchinesemstoriesmitmatmbestmtakesmsomethingmmoremandmatmwor
stmsomethingmaltogethermdifferent
Sincemthesem2monlymassertmlimitationsmregauridngmshanksmaimprogrammatmthismstagemthoughtmismthatmperh
apsmpointsmaremmademjustmformshanksmprogrammthismrationalmismintendedmtomrulemthatmout.
R(3)mallmprogramsmarembymnaturemsymbolmmanipulationgmroutinesmthatmcanmbemexecutedmwithmoutmknow
ledgemofmwhatmthemsymbolsmmean
conclusionmofmshanksmprogramm-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mgernalizesmtomallmaimprogramsmhensemallmversionsmofmaimaremrefutedmandmthismismthemachillesmheelmofmSAI
Systemmreplym-CORRECTmANSWERS-
msomthemguymdoesntmknowmthatmdoesn'tmmeanmthatmthemroommdoesntmunderstandmthemchinesemstories
systemmreplymresponsem-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mimmaginemthemroommoccupantmmemorizesmthemscriptsmandmprogrammnowmhemismthemsystemm
(machinemfunctionalism)
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A+
UPDATED 2026/2027
SearlesmArguementm-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mdigitalmcompummachinesmrunningmshanksmprogrammdonotmundermstandmchinese
shanksmprogrammdoesmnotmexplainmhowmtomunderstandmstoriesm
1/2maremcorrectmthenmbothmSAImthesesmaremfalse
4mSomSAImismfalse
Rationalmsearlesmarguementm-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mR1mmanminmthemroommrunsmthemprogrammbutmhemdoesntmundermstandmchinesemsombecausemthemprogram
mismrunningmdoenstmmakemthemcomputermundermstandmchinese
R(2)msincempeoplemcanmunderstandmchinesemstoriesmandmthemchinesemroommtestmshowsmthatmrunningmsha
nksmprogrammisntmenoughmtomunderstandmchinesemstoriesmitmatmbestmtakesmsomethingmmoremandmatmwor
stmsomethingmaltogethermdifferent
Sincemthesem2monlymassertmlimitationsmregauridngmshanksmaimprogrammatmthismstagemthoughtmismthatmperh
apsmpointsmaremmademjustmformshanksmprogrammthismrationalmismintendedmtomrulemthatmout.
R(3)mallmprogramsmarembymnaturemsymbolmmanipulationgmroutinesmthatmcanmbemexecutedmwithmoutmknow
ledgemofmwhatmthemsymbolsmmean
conclusionmofmshanksmprogramm-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mgernalizesmtomallmaimprogramsmhensemallmversionsmofmaimaremrefutedmandmthismismthemachillesmheelmofmSAI
Systemmreplym-CORRECTmANSWERS-
msomthemguymdoesntmknowmthatmdoesn'tmmeanmthatmthemroommdoesntmunderstandmthemchinesemstories
systemmreplymresponsem-CORRECTmANSWERS-
mimmaginemthemroommoccupantmmemorizesmthemscriptsmandmprogrammnowmhemismthemsystemm
(machinemfunctionalism)