Mind Design II: Philosophy, Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence
Mind Design II: Philosophy, Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence
Mind design is the endeavor to understand mind (thinking, intellect) in terms of its design (how it is built, how it works). Unlike traditional empirical psychology, it is more oriented toward the “how” than the “what.” An experiment in mind design is more likely to be an attempt to build something and make it work–as in artificial intelligence–than to observe or analyze what already exists. Mind design is psychology by reverse engineering.When Mind Design was first published in 1981, it became a classic in the then-nascent fields of cognitive science and AI. This second edition retains four landmark essays from the first, adding to them one earlier milestone (Turing’s “Computing Machinery and Intelligence”) and eleven more recent articles about connectionism, dynamical systems, and symbolic versus nonsymbolic models. The contributors are divided about evenly between philosophers and scientists. Yet all are “philosophical” in that they address fundamental issues and concepts; and all are “scientific” in that they are technically sophisticated and concerned with concrete empirical research.Contributors : Rodney A. Brooks, Paul M. Churchland, Andy Clark, Daniel C. Dennett, Hubert L. Dreyfus, Jerry A. Fodor, Joseph Garon, John Haugeland, Marvin Minsky, Allen Newell, Zenon W. Pylyshyn, William Ramsey, Jay F. Rosenberg, David E. Rumelhart, John R. Searle, Herbert A. Simon, Paul Smolensky, Stephen Stich, A. M. Turing, Timothy van Gelder
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A. Linhares said,
Wrote on September 26, 2011 @ 12:11 am
The best compendium of papers on artificial intelligence,
This is the best compendium of papers in artificial intelligence that I’ve seen (at least on the same level of “the artificial intelligence debate” — which is also excellent).
However, some of these ideas are getting outdated. If you want to see some true innovation in AI you should check out Douglas Hofstadter’s Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies.
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|Christopher R. Calvi said,
Wrote on September 26, 2011 @ 12:35 am
Great Essays on A.I.,
Mind Design II was my first serious introduction to artificial intelligence and the issues surrounding work in this multi-disciplinary area. I found it both accessible and enlightening. That being said, it is by no means a completely light read for newcomers, and it is important to invest time into thinking about the key discussion points of the book (connectionism (NFAI) vs. GOFAI, symbolism, representation, etc.). My only complaint with the book is that it is hard to tell the difference between what is current and what isn’t (Turing’s essay, for instance), and the fact that it was published in 1997 doesn’t make it any easier. Nevertheless, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the philosophy and science of “mind design.”
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