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Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction

Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction Paperback / softback - 1993 - 1st Edition

by Jack Copeland

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Paperback / softback. New. Presupposing no familiarity with the technical concepts of either philosophy or computing, this clear introduction reviews the progress made in AI since the inception of the field in 1956.
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  • Title Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction
  • Author Jack Copeland
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Oxford
  • Date 1993-12-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780631183853
  • ISBN 9780631183853 / 063118385X
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.01 x 6.04 x 1.04 in (22.89 x 15.34 x 2.64 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Artificial intelligence - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92044278
  • Dewey Decimal Code 006.3

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Presupposing no familiarity with the technical concepts of either philosophy or computing, this clear introduction reviews the progress made in AI since the inception of the field in 1956. Copeland goes on to analyze what those working in AI must achieve before they can claim to have built a thinking machine and appraises their prospects of succeeding.

There are clear introductions to connectionism and to the language of thought hypothesis which weave together material from philosophy, artificial intelligence and neuroscience. John Searle's attacks on AI and cognitive science are countered and close attention is given to foundational issues, including the nature of computation, Turing Machines, the Church-Turing Thesis and the difference between classical symbol processing and parallel distributed processing. The book also explores the possibility of machines having free will and consciousness and concludes with a discussion of in what sense the human brain may be a computer.

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About the author

Jack Copeland is Senior Lecturer in philosophy and logic at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He has published widely on logic, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, and is editor of Logic and Reality (1993).