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What is the systems response to Searle’s Chinese Room argument?

The system response to Searle’s Chinese room maintains a functionalist position (mainly outlined by Jack Copeland) and argues that Searle fails to comprehend the actual and total function of the semantic mac...
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How should I structure my essays for my History A Level?

If you're unsure how to structure your essays, the most important thing to do first of all is to think about what the question is asking you. In A Level History, most questions will ask you to analyse the im...
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‘Military support was essential for the success of a politician from 81BC to 31BC.’ How far would you agree with this view?

Since the beginning of this period, 81 BC, military support had aided Pompey in enhancing his reputation as an authoritative leader, on several occasions convincing the Senate to award him proconsular or ext...
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Circle the correct letter: The equation x^3 - 30x^2 + 108x - 104 = 0 has a) No real roots; b) Exactly one real root; c) Three distinct real roots; d) A repeated root.

Firstly, the polynomial is a cubic, and so we know what its graph looks like, hence it must have at least one real root, and a) is false. Computing a root would be time consuming, so instead we adopt a diffe...
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What is the solution to the system of equations defined by (1) x+2y = 4 and (2) y+2x = 6?

We rearrange equation (1) to obtain an expression in terms of x. We then substitute this expression in place of x in equation (2), rearranging to find the numerical value of y. This value of y can then be su...
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