The Human Soul and its Deceptions: Early Modern Imitation Games

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Social Science Computer Review Pub Date : 2026-04-18 DOI:10.1177/08944393261441270

Jonathan Regier

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Abstract

Early modern writers had much to say about how humans and other animals compared to machines. René Descartes (1596–1650) argued that an automaton could never convincingly impersonate human intelligence, however lifelike it seemed. To set the stage, I will briefly discuss Descartes’ imitation game, along with its philosophical and theological motivations. I will then move on to another imitation game conceived of by Nicolas Filleau de la Chaise (1631–1688), who asked whether a human could successfully imitate a machine. Finally, I will reflect on how Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) portrayed the mechanical intelligence of the state as a safeguard against the deceptions of its enemies.

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人类灵魂及其欺骗：早期现代模仿游戏

早期现代作家有很多关于人类和其他动物与机器的比较。雷诺·笛卡尔（1596-1650）认为，一个自动机永远无法令人信服地模仿人类的智慧，无论它看起来多么逼真。作为铺垫，我将简要讨论笛卡尔的模仿游戏及其哲学和神学动机。然后，我将转到另一个由Nicolas Filleau de la Chaise（1631-1688）构想的模仿游戏，他问人类是否可以成功地模仿机器。最后，我将反思托马斯·霍布斯（1588-1679）是如何将国家的机械智能描述为抵御敌人欺骗的保障。

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Social Science Computer Review 社会科学-计算机：跨学科应用

CiteScore

9.00

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Unique Scope Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of informational technology. Topics included: artificial intelligence, business, computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research, computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling, electronic modeling, electronic publishing, geographic information systems, instrumentation and research tools, public administration, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software evaluation, world-wide web resources for social scientists. Interdisciplinary Nature Because the Uses and impacts of computing are interdisciplinary, so is Social Science Computer Review. The journal is of direct relevance to scholars and scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. In its pages you''ll find work in the following areas: sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, computer literacy, computer applications, and methodology.