# Explaining Mind without Mind by Marvin Minsky > "Unless we can explain the mind in terms of things that have no thoughts or feelings, we'll only have gone around in a circle." > **— Marvin Minsky**, *The Society of Mind (1987)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Society of Mind (1987). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marvin Minsky|Marvin Minsky]] - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] - [[wiki/Integrated Information Theory|Integrated Information Theory]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Unless we can explain the mind in terms of things that have no thoughts or feelings, we'll only have gone around in a circle." — Marvin Minsky, The Society of Mind (1987) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marvin-minsky-explaining-mind-without ```