Stevan Harnad E-Prints on Cognitive Psychology
Papers on categorical perception, the symbol grounding problem, and consciousness, with particular emphasis on the philosophy of AI.
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
ASSC "promotes research directed toward understanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of consciousness."
Astro Biological Coenergetics
"An unorthodox new look at mind, consciousness and perception"
Being Real by Judith S. Donath
This appears in Goldberg, K. (ed.) The Robot in the Garden: Telerobotics and Telepistemology in the Age of the Internet, MIT Press
Brain in a Vat
Can bad men make good brains do bad things?
Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography
Recent works in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of artificial intelligence, and on consciousness in the sciences
A Definition of AI
A proposition for a formal definition of AI.
Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
A comprehensive and up-to-date collection of terms, definitions, and scholarly works on the topic of Philosophy of Mind that provides useful background material for the study of artificial intelligence theory.
The Digital Philosopher
by Harvey Blume Can robotics shed light on the human mind? On evolution? Daniel Dennett -- whose work unites neuroscience, computer science, and evolutionary biology -- has some provocative answers. Is he on to something, or just chasing the zeitgeist?
Ethics for Machines
An esssay dealing with how to apply ethics to the possible thinking machines of the future.
God Is the Machine
In the beginning there was 0. And then there was 1. A mind-bending meditation on the transcendent power of digital computation. By Kevin Kelly
Kiss me, you human
By Stephen Humphries: Robot Kismet can walk, talk, and make logical decisions. What's the next step in the quest for artificial intelligence?
Knowbotic Interface Project
"A philosophical and scientific exploration in the art of digital modelling of the human consciousness"
MainFrame: Artificial Intelligence
Material on Artificial Intelligence as engineering with emphasis on the exploitation of logic. A topography is presented with logic at the center.
The mammalian brain
"An old, bare-metal programmer looks at the mammalian brain and ventures a few remarks"
"Minds, Brains, and Programs"
John Searle's seminal text on problems with the metaphor of the brain as "computing device" in which his famous "Chinese Room" argument is brought forth as criticism of the philosophical foundation for examining human cognition via computer simulation.
Philosophers of Mind
Links to online papers on AI and Philosophy of Mind.
A Philosophical Encounter by Aaron Sloman
In Proceedings 14th International Joint Conference on AI Montreal, August 1995: `A philosophical encounter: An interactive presentation of some of the key philosophical problems in AI and AI problems in philosophy.'
Philosophy and History of AI
Philosophy and history of AI, personalities, links and suggested reading.
Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography. A massive listing.
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