Materialism ends up denying the existence of any irreducible subjective qualitative states — John Searle
We often attribute ‘understanding’ and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy — John Searle
Dualism makes the problem insoluble; materialism denies the existence of any phenomenon — John Searle
Where conscious subjectivity is concerned, there is no distinction between the observation — John Searle
I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand — John Searle
In many cases it is a matter for decision and not a simple matter of fact whether x understands y; and so on. — John Searle
My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in that line of business. — John Searle
There are clear cases in which “understanding” literally applies and clear cases in which it does not apply; — John Searle