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9780745615714

Computers, Minds and Conduct

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  • ISBN13:

    9780745615714

  • ISBN10:

    0745615716

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-11-15
  • Publisher: Polity
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Summary

This book provides a sustained and penetrating critique of a wide range view in modern cognitive science and the philosophy of mind, from Turing's famous test for intelligence in machines to recent work in computational linguistic theory.

Author Biography

Graham Button is a Senior Scientist at the rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge.

Jeff Coulter is a Professor of Sociology at Boston University, MA, USA.

John R. E. Lee is an Honorary Research and Teaching Fellow at the University of Manchester.

Wes Sharrock is a Professor in Sociology at the University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Philosophy, Language and Mind
The Cartesian Nexus
Minds, Machines and 'Folk Psychology'
Connectionist Theory and Cognitive Science
Can a Machine Think?
Falling Short of the Programmatics: The Case of Computational Linguistics
Can a Machine Talk?
Conclusion: 'None of the Above.'
Bibliography
Index
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