Machines and Thought: The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume I (Mind Association Occasional Series)

Millican, P. J. R. (Editor) / Clark, A. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0198235933 / ISBN 13: 9780198235934

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 1997

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297 pages. 9.00x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Machines and Thought: The Legacy of Alan Turing, Volume I (Mind Association Occasional Series)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198235933
• ISBN 13: 9780198235934
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.5 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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).