This is the first of two volumes of essays in commemoration of Alan Turing, whose pioneering work in the theory of artificial intelligence and computer science continues to be widely discussed today. A group of prominent academics from a wide range of disciplines focus on three questions famously raised by Turing: What, if any, are the limits on machine 'thinking'? Could a machine be genuinely intelligent? Might we ourselves be biological machines, whose thought consists essentially in nothing more than the interaction of neurons according to strictly determined rules? The discussion of these fascinating issues is accessible to non-specialists and stimulating for all readers. Also available in paperback is the companion volume: Connectionism, Concepts, and Folk Psychology, edited by Andy Clark and Peter Millican. While Volume 1 concentrates on Turing's main innovations in artificial intelligence, Volume 2 looks more broadly at his intellectual legacy in philosophy and cognitive science.
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This is the first of two volumes of essays on the intellectual legacy of Alan Turing, whose work in artificial intelligence and computer science made him one of the seminal thinkers of the century. The Turing test, the Turing machine, and the Church-Turing thesis are all covered.
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Introduction ; 1. Subcognition and the Limits of the Turing Test ; 2. Turing's Test and Conscious Thought ; 3. The Turing Test: AI's Biggest Blind Alley? ; 4. The Intentional Stance and the Imitation Game ; 5. Machine as Mind ; 6. Minds, Machines, and Godel: A Retrospect ; 7. Human versus Mechanical Intelligence ; 8. The Church-Turing Thesis: Its Nature and Status ; 9. Measurement and Computational Description ; 10. Beyond Turing Equivalence ; 11. The Demise of the Turing Machine in Complexity Theory ; 12. A Grammar-Based Approach to Common-Sense Reasoning ; 13. Chaos: Its Past, its Present, but Mostly its Future ; 14. The Hierarchies of Knowledge and the Mathematics of Discovery
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a useful and thought-provoking cross-section of some of the most interesting lines of inquiry that Turing has inspired.
`A fascinating series of essays on computation by contributors in various fields of knowledge ... we can all learn by reading these essays because they encourage us to explore issues beyond our normal sphere of expertise.' Choice
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A fascinating exploration of the ideas of a great thinker Sheds new light on the application of computation to study of the mind Distinguised cast of contributors featuring internationally famous names Strong interdisciplinary appeal--all essays accessible to non-specialists Contributions from AI, cognitive science, computing studies, philosophy, logic, and physics! Ten previously unpublished papers plus four recent classics
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Peter Millican is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies at the University of Leeds. Andy Clark is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy/Neuroscience/Psychology Project at Washington University, St Louis, Missouri.
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A fascinating exploration of the ideas of a great thinker Sheds new light on the application of computation to study of the mind Distinguised cast of contributors featuring internationally famous names Strong interdisciplinary appeal--all essays accessible to non-specialists Contributions from AI, cognitive science, computing studies, philosophy, logic, and physics! Ten previously unpublished papers plus four recent classics
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198238768
Publisert
1999
Utgiver
Vendor
Clarendon Press
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
308

Biographical note

Peter Millican is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies at the University of Leeds. Andy Clark is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy/Neuroscience/Psychology Project at Washington University, St Louis, Missouri.