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Machines and Thought Peter Millican (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, University of Leeds)

Machines and Thought By Peter Millican (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, University of Leeds)

Summary

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.

Machines and Thought Summary

Machines and Thought: The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume I by Peter Millican (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, University of Leeds)

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.

Machines and Thought Reviews

a useful and thought-provoking cross-section of some of the most interesting lines of inquiry that Turing has inspired. * Norman Gall, Minds and Machines *
A fascinating series of essays ... we can all learn by reading these essays because they encourage us to explore issues beyond our normal sphere of expertise. * Choice *

About Peter Millican (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, University of Leeds)

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

NLS9780198238768
9780198238768
0198238762
Machines and Thought: The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume I by Peter Millican (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Computer Studies, University of Leeds)
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Paperback
Oxford University Press
1999-03-18
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