"Thinking"Like Computers Do

An earlier version of this paper was presented on Oct. 21, 1984 as The Thoughts of Armchairs and Children at Middle Atlantic States Philosophy of Education Society Fall Conference, Rutgers University "Thinking" Like Computers Do 2004 Edward G. Rozycki, Ed. But what is then the difference between the internal speech of this armchair and that of another standing by it? How is it then with a human being? Where does she talk to herself? Why is it that this question seems senseless -- no specification of place is necessary except to say that the human is talking to herself? On the other hand the question as to where the armchair is talking to itself seems to demand such an answer. The reason is this: we want to know how the armchair is supposed to be like a human being, whether, for example, its head is the upper back of the chair, etc. What process is occurring when one talks to oneself inwardly?