The search for a theory of cognition : early mechanisms and new ideas /

The book brings into relief the variety of approaches and disciplines that have informed the quest for a theory of cognition. The center of interest are the historical, geographical, and theoretical peripheries of classic AI's mainstream research program. The twelve chapters bring back into foc...

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Other Authors: Bianchini, Francesco, 1976-, Franchi, Stefano.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam ; New York, N.Y. : Rodopi, 2011.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 238.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

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Call Number: Q335.7 .S43 2011eb

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • LIFE, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF THE HOMEOSTAT /
  • Stefano Franchi
  • THE ONTOLOGY OF THE ENEMY: NORBERT WIENER AND THE CYBERNETIC VISION /
  • Peter Galison
  • COMPUTERS AS MODELS OF THE MIND: ON SIMULATIONS, BRAINS, AND THE DESIGN OF COMPUTERS /
  • Peter Asaro
  • AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE RISING EMPIRE: THE CASE OF ITALY (1945-1968) /
  • Claudio Pogliano
  • PROCESSING CULTURES: "STRUCTURALISM" IN THE HISTORY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE /
  • Patrice Maniglier
  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH A NATIONAL FACE: AMERICAN AND SOVIET CULTURAL METAPHORS FOR THOUGHT /
  • Slava Gerovitch
  • THE CARTESIAN-LEIBNIZIAN TURING TEST /
  • Francesco Bianchini
  • TURING COMPUTABILITY AND LEIBNIZ COMPUTABILITY /
  • Maurizio Matteuzzi
  • LOGICAL INSTRUMENTS: REGULAR EXPRESSIONS, AI, AND THINKING ABOUT THINKING /
  • Christopher M. Kelty
  • GÖDEL, NAGEL, MINDS, AND MACHINES /
  • Solomon Feferman
  • ENTANGLING EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES: FROM LOGIC MACHINES TO QUANTUM AUTOMATA /
  • Rossella Lupacchini
  • TURING 1948 VS. GÖDEL 1972 /
  • Giorgio Sandri
  • WORKS CITED
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
  • VIBS.