What does it mean to understand something? Put another way,
what counts as understanding? The film, The
Imitation Game (2014), touches on the question of whether machines (i.e.,
computers) can think, but the film falls needlessly short in pursuing the
question. My aim here is to show how film can be more substantive along
philosophical lines without sacrificing on entertainment value.
The full essay is at “The
Imitation Game.”