Can computers be designed and programmed to perform tasks involving°°quasi·human intelligence, knowledge,andknowledgeability?"(R1) Taube thinks not. Indeed, in the book under review he labels the pursuit of such a goal a uscientific aberration,” abusing its supporters as like unto the frauds or fools of astrology. {R2) 'l`aube°s book is on the whole pretty silly; not only does its crimson tone make it a difficult book from which to ·learn, but it is full of bad arguments purporting to prove that this or that aspect of the program in artificial intelligence is impossible of fulfillment. For antidotes the reader is directed to reviews in Science (March 2, 1962) and Behavioral Sciences (April, 1962), and to a carefully thought out monograph by Paul Armer, "Attitudes toward intelligent machines," published by the RAND Corporation.