Machines and Thought - The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume 1

Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor 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 program at Washington State University, St Louis, Missouri. He is the author of Microcognition (MIT Press 1989) and Associative Engines (MIT Press 1993). Zusammenfassung 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 distinguished international cast of contributors focus on the three seminal ideas associated with his name: the Turing test, the Turing machine, and the Church-Turing thesis.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: P. J. R. (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Millican, P. J. R. Clark Millican, Peter Clark Millican, MILLICAN PETER CLARK ANDY
• Con la collaborazione di: A. Clark (Editore), Andy Clark (Editore), P. J. R. Millican (Editore), Millican P. J. R. (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.11.1996
• EAN: 9780198235934
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823593-4
• Pagine: 308
• Serie: Mind Association Occasional Series; Mind Association Occasional Series
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Artificial Intelligence, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: logic, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge