tanding to exist. The Chinese Room has sparked huge argument in philosophical circles; let me boil it down to its simplest form. First, let's refute Searle's position with the ‘System Argument. The man plus the book form a system. Systems understand; their individual components do not. My blood does not

and it will understand the most complex of things. The systems argument is elegant and most scientists think this is the definitive argument against Searle, but Searle has a neat way to counter it. “Imagine”, he says, “that the man memorizes the book and leaves the room. Now there is no system, there is

ncy and a Hematology-Medical Oncology fellowship. Jim received his M.D. and Ph.D. (Biochemistry) degrees from the University of Miami, was selected a Searle Scholar and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London). Liam Ratcliffe, MD, Ph.D., (50), Managing Director, joined New Leaf in Septembe