This chapter deals with some philosophical problems connected with research in the field of
Artificial Intelligence (AI), in particular with problems arising from two central claims, namely …

Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence
Page 1 Page 2 Machines Who Think Page 3 O ther books by the author: Familiar Relations …

When the Artificial intelligence Journal (AIJ) put out its fiftieth volume in 1991, it seemed an
appropriate time to look at the field through the perspective of the publication of the journal …

In this work, taking advantage of the fiftieth anniversary of Artificial Intelligence (AI), we
consider the disparity that exist between the excessive initial objectives of synthesizing …

WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN some indication of the power of the first-order predicate calculus
as a language for expressing declarative knowledge in AI systems. We can use the …

The philosophy of AI has seen some changes, in particular:(1) AI moves away from cognitive
science, and (2) the long term risks of AI now appear to be a worthy concern. In this context …

Descartes (1637/1931, p. 116) held that our reason was a “universal instrument.” Since he
believed that any mechanism has to have some special purpose, and that no collection of …

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach is seeking to establish and legitimate a view of
intelligence and the nature of mind which challenges the received commonsense view of …

THE QUESTION I WANT TO CONTEMPLATE is this: Has artificial intelligence taught us
anything of importance about the mind? I am inclined to think that the answer is no. I am also …

Philosophy and AI presents invited contributions that focus on the different perspectives and
techniques that philosophy and AI bring to the theory of rationality. Philosophers have found …