Introduction

The Mind Project:

1. Define mind in formal language.

2. Test on machines. (The mindlessness of machines ensures completeness. You can't trust a mind-filled human to verify a definition of mind.)

3. Translate the proven definition into:

• Lessons for men, composed by writers.
• Designs for man's machines, built by engineers.
• Models of natural minds, human and not, applied by scientists.

The project's rewards:

1. Best resolution of philosophical concerns.

2. Best understanding of all natural minds—cells, ourselves—within a framework of all mind.

3. Machines built from the best definitions, skipping the constraints of human minds.