Computation and Human Experience (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives)

Agre, Philip E.

ISBN 10: 052138432X / ISBN 13: 9780521384322

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computation and Human Experience (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052138432X
• ISBN 13: 9780521384322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book offers a critical reconstruction of the fundamental ideas and methods in artificial intelligence (AI) research. By paying close attention to the metaphors of AI and their consequences for the field's patterns of success and failure, it argues for a reorientation of the field away from thought and toward activity. By considering computational ideas in a large, philosophical framework, the author eases critical dialogue between technology and the social sciences. AI can benefit from an understanding of the field in relation to human nature, and in return, it offers a powerful mode of investigation into the practicalities of physical realization. Researchers in AI and cognitive science will welcome this timely discussion.

Book Description

By paying close attention to the metaphors of artificial intelligence and their consequences for the field's patterns of success and failure, this text argues for a reorientation of the field away from thought and toward activity. It offers a critical reconstruction of AI research.