Comparative Study of the Capacities of Artificial Intelligence in ‎Reconstructing Human Identity and Consciousness from the ‎Perspective of Mulla Sadra's Transcendent Philosophy and John Searle's Philosophy of Mind

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1 PhD, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Qom, Qom, Iran ‎‎(corresponding author).‎

2 PhD, Theoretical Foundations of Islam, Islamic Maaref University, Qom, Iran.‎

Abstract

This article provides a philosophical analysis of identity within the context of artificial intelligence, from the perspective of Transcendent Philosophy (especially the views of Mulla Sadra) and contemporary philosophy. With the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence as one of the most significant innovations in computer science, issues such as the reconstruction of human identity and its comparison with natural intelligence have come to the fore. The paper examines the philosophical capacities and limitations of this phenomenon, exploring the perspectives of Mulla Sadra and John Searle, and offers a comparative analysis of their views on identity and consciousness in machines and artificial intelligence. According to the views of these two thinkers, artificial intelligence, despite its advancements, cannot achieve human identity, as it lacks essential characteristics such as consciousness, intentionality, and abstraction. Searle argues that artificial systems will never be able to attain genuine consciousness because understanding meaning and consciousness are intrinsic to the human brain and mind, qualities that cannot be attributed to machines. He consistently supports this belief through the Chinese Room experiment and various critiques of artificial systems.

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