Walmsley Mind and Machine

2012
ISBN: 978-1-137-28342-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Philosophy Today

Walmsley offers a succinct introduction to major philosophical issues in artificial intelligence for advanced students of philosophy of mind, cognitive science and psychology. Whilst covering essential topics, it also provides the student with the chance to engage with cutting edge debates.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walmsley, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Series Editor's Preface Introduction Historical and Theoretical Background Classical Cognitive Science and 'Good Old Fashioned AI' Gödel, The Turing Test and the Chinese Room Connectionism Criticisms and Consequences of the Connectionist Approach The Dynamical Approach The Future: Mind and Machine Merged Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading Works Cited Index

Über Autor(innen)

JOEL WALMSLEY is a Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Cork in Ireland. His research interests are in philosophy of cognitive science (especially concerning Artificial Intelligence and Dynamical Systems Theory), philosophy of science (especially concerning explanation) and philosophy of mind (especially concerning emergence and the 'extended mind' hypothesis). His previous works include (Hackett: 2006. Co-authored with A. Kukla).