tahasozgen
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Hi There;
I am reading a book about artifical intelligence, and there is a passage that I cannot understand.
heart: the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body.
spring: a piece of curved or bent metal that can be pressed into a smaller space but will return to its usual shape if released.
joint: a place in your body where two bones are connected.
stringa piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things.
What is the meaning of "For What" in this context? What is the meaning the sentence?
Thanks in advance.
I am reading a book about artifical intelligence, and there is a passage that I cannot understand.
In his 1651 book Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes suggested the idea of an “artificial animal,” arguing “For what is the heart but a spring; and the nerves, but so many strings; and the joints, but so many wheels.”
heart: the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body.
spring: a piece of curved or bent metal that can be pressed into a smaller space but will return to its usual shape if released.
joint: a place in your body where two bones are connected.
stringa piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things.
What is the meaning of "For What" in this context? What is the meaning the sentence?
Thanks in advance.