Turing 1990 Programme
Turing Conference
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TURING 1990 COLLOQUIUM
At the University of Sussex, Brighton, England
3rd - 6th April 1990
PROGRAMME OF SPEAKERS AND REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS
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INVITED SPEAKERS
Paul CHURCHLAND (Philosophy, University of California at San Diego)
Title to be announced
Joseph FORD (Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology)
CHAOS : ITS PAST, ITS PRESENT, BUT MOSTLY ITS FUTURE
Robin GANDY (Mathematical Institute, Oxford)
HUMAN VERSUS MECHANICAL INTELLIGENCE
Clark GLYMOUR (Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon)
COMPUTABILITY, CONCEPTUAL REVOLUTIONS AND THE LOGIC OF DISCOVERY
Andrew HODGES (Oxford, author of "Alan Turing: the enigma of intelligence")
BACK TO THE FUTURE : ALAN TURING IN 1950
Douglas HOFSTADTER (Computer Science, Indiana)
Title to be announced
J.R. LUCAS (Merton College, Oxford)
MINDS, MACHINES AND GODEL : A RETROSPECT
Donald MICHIE (Turing Institute, Glasgow)
MACHINE INTELLIGENCE - TURING AND AFTER
Christopher PEACOCKE (Magdalen College, Oxford)
PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CONCEPTS
Herbert SIMON (Computer Science and Psychology, Carnegie-Mellon)
MACHINE AS MIND
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OTHER SPEAKERS
Most of the papers to be given at the Colloquium are interdisciplinary, and
should hold considerable interest for those working in any area of Cognitive
Science or related disciplines. However the papers below will be presented
in paired parallel sessions, which have been arranged as far as possible to
minimise clashes of subject area, so that those who have predominantly
formal interests, for example, will be able to attend all of the papers
which are most relevant to their work, and a similar point applies for those
with mainly philosophical, psychological, or purely computational interests.
Jonathan Cohen (The Queen's College, Oxford)
"Does Belief Exist?"
Mario Compiani (ENIDATA, Bologna, Italy)
"Remarks on the Paradigms of Connectionism"
Martin Davies (Philosophy, Birkbeck College, London)
"Facing up to Eliminativism"
Chris Fields (Computing Research Laboratory, New Mexico)
"Measurement and Computational Description"
Robert French (Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition, Indiana)
"Subcognition and the Limits of the Turing Test"
Beatrice de Gelder (Psychology and Philosophy, Tilburg, Netherlands)
"Cognitive Science is Philosophy of Science Writ Small"
Peter Mott (Computer Studies and Philosophy, Leeds)
"A Grammar Based Approach to Commonsense Reasoning"
Aaron Sloman (Cognitive and Computing Sciences, Sussex)
"Beyond Turing Equivalence"
Antony Galton (Computer Science, Exeter)
"The Church-Turing Thesis: its Nature and Status"
Ajit Narayanan (Computer Science, Exeter)
"The Intentional Stance and the Imitation Game"
Jon Oberlander and Peter Dayan (Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh)
"Altered States and Virtual Beliefs"
Philip Pettit and Frank Jackson (Social Sciences Research, ANU, Canberra)
"Causation in the Philosophy of Mind"
Ian Pratt (Computer Science, Manchester)
"Encoding Psychological Knowledge"
Joop Schopman and Aziz Shawky (Philosophy, Utrecht, Netherlands)
"Remarks on the Impact of Connectionism on our Thinking about Concepts"
Murray Shanahan (Computing, Imperial College London)
"Folk Psychology and Naive Physics"
Iain Stewart (Computing Laboratory, Newcastle)
"The Demise of the Turing Machine in Complexity Theory"
Chris Thornton (Artificial Intelligence, Edinburgh)
"Why Concept Learning is a Good Idea"
Blay Whitby (Cognitive and Computing Sciences, Sussex)
"The Turing Test: AI's Biggest Blind Alley?"
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TURING 1990 COLLOQUIUM
At the University of Sussex, Brighton, England
3rd - 6th April 1990
This Conference commemorates the 40th anniversary of the publication in Mind
of Alan Turing's influential paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence".
It is hosted by the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences at the
University of Sussex and held under the auspices of the Mind Association.
Additional support has been received from the Analysis Committee, the
Aristotelian Society, The British Logic Colloquium, The International Union
of History and Philosophy of Science, POPLOG, Philosophical Quarterly, and
the SERC Logic for IT Initiative.
The aim of the Conference is to draw together people working in Philosophy,
Logic, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science and
related fields, in order to celebrate the intellectual and technological
developments which owe so much to Turing's seminal thought. Papers will be
presented on the following themes: Alan Turing and the emergence of
Artificial Intelligence, Logic and the Theory of Computation, The Church-
Turing Thesis, The Turing Test, Connectionism, Mind and Content, Philosophy
and Methodology of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science. Invited
talks will be given by Paul Churchland, Joseph Ford, Robin Gandy, Clark
Glymour, Andrew Hodges, Douglas Hofstadter, J.R. Lucas, Donald Michie,
Christopher Peacocke and Herbert Simon, and there are many other prominent
contributors, whose names and papers are listed above.
Anyone wishing to attend this Conference should complete the form below and
send it to Andy Clark, TURING 1990 Registrations, School of Cognitive and
Computing Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH, England, U.K.,
enclosing a STERLING cheque or money order for the total amount payable,
made out to "Turing 1990". We regret that we cannot accept payment in other
currencies. The form should be returned not later than Thursday 1st March
1990, after which an extra fee of #5.00 for late registration is payable and
accommodation cannot be guaranteed.
The conference will start after lunch on Tuesday 3rd April 1990, and it will
end on Friday 6th April after tea. Final details will be sent to registered
participants towards the end of February.
Conference Organizing Committee
Andy Clark (Cognitive and Computing Sciences, Sussex University)
David Holdcroft (Philosophy, Leeds University)
Peter Millican (Computer Studies and Philosophy, Leeds University)
Steve Torrance (Information Systems, Middlesex Polytechnic)
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REGISTRATION DOCUMENT : TURING 1990
NAME AND TITLE : __________________________________________________________
INSTITUTION : _____________________________________________________________
STATUS : ________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS : ________________________________________________________________
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POSTCODE : _________________ COUNTRY : ____________________________
Any special requirements (eg. diet, disability) : _________________________
I wish to register for the Turing 1990 Colloquium and enclose a Sterling
cheque or money order, payable to "Turing 1990", for the total amount
listed below :
Please ENTER AMOUNTS as appropriate.
1. Registration Fee: Mind Association Members #30.00 ..............
(Compulsory)
Full-time students #30.00 ..............
(enclose proof of status
- e.g. letter from tutor)
Academics (including
retired academics) #50.00 ..............
Non-Academics #80.00 ..............
Late Registration Fee #5.00 ..............
(payable after 1st March)
2. Full Board including all meals from Dinner #84.00 ..............
on Tuesday 3rd April to Lunch on Friday
6th April, except for Thursday evening
OR
All meals from Dinner on Tuesday 3rd April #33.00 ..............
to Lunch on Friday 6th April, except for
Thursday evening
3. Conference banquet in the Royal Pavilion, #25.00 ..............
Brighton on Thursday 5th April
OR
Dinner in the University on Thursday 5th April #6.00 ..............
4. Lunch on Tuesday 3rd April #6.00 ..............
5. Dinner on Friday 6th April #6.00 ..............
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TOTAL #
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Signed ________________________________ Date ______________________
Please return this form, with your cheque or money order (payable to "Turing
1990"), to:
Dr Andy Clark,
Turing 1990 Registrations,
Cognitive and Computing Sciences,
University of Sussex,
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH,
England.
Email responses to: turing at uk.ac.sussex.syma
( from BITNET: turing at syma.sussex.ac.uk -NM )
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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR STUDENTS AND SUPERVISORS:
The Analysis Committee has kindly made a donation to subsidise students who
would benefit from attending the Colloquium but who might otherwise be
unable to do so. The amount of any such subsidy will depend on the overall
demand and the quality of the candidates, but it would certainly cover the
registration fee and probably a proportion of the accommodation expenses.
Interested parties should write immediately to Andy Clark at the address
above, enclosing a brief supporting comment from a tutor or supervisor.
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