Computing and Philosophy

Vincent C. Müller's research focuses on the nature and future of computational systems, particularly on the prospects and dangers of artificial intelligence. He is the coordinator of the European Network for Cognitive Systems, Robotics and Interaction with nearly 1000 members, funded by the European Union through two FP7 projects with 3.9 mil. €, 2009-2014. He organizes a conference series on the 'Theory and Philosophy of AI' and is principal investigator a EU-funded research project on “Digital DIY”. Müller has published a number of articles in leading journals on the philosophy of computing, the philosophy of AI and cognitive science, the philosophy of language, applied ethics, and related areas. He has edited ten volumes, mostly on the theory of cognitive systems and artificial intelligence, and is preparing a monograph on the fundamental problems of AI. He was Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Fellow at Princeton University and James Martin Research Fellow at the University of Oxford.

Editorial.- Part I philosophy of computing.- Chapter 1 Çem Bozsahin. What's a computational constraint?.- Chapter 2 Joe Dewhurst. Computing Mechanisms and Autopoietic Systems.- Chapter 3 Vincenzo Fano, Pierluigi Graziani, Roberto Macrelli and Gino Tarozzi. Are Gandy Machines really local?.- Chapter 4 Doukas Kapantais. A refutation of the Church-Turing thesis according to some interpretation of what the thesis says.- Chapter 5 Paul Schweizer. In What Sense Does the Brain Compute?.- Part II philosophy of computer science & discovery.- Chapter 6 Mark Addis, Peter Sozou, Peter C R Lane and Fernand Gobet. Computational Scientific Discovery and Cognitive Science Theories.- Chapter 7 Nicola Angius and Petros Stefaneas. Discovering Empirical Theories of Modular Software Systems. An Algebraic Approach.- Chapter 8 Selmer Bringsjord, John Licato, Daniel Arista, Naveen Sundar Govindarajulu and Paul Bello. Introducing the Doxastically Centered Approach to Formalizing Relevance Bonds in Conditionals.- Chapter 9 Orly Stettiner. From Silico to Vitro: Computational Models of Complex Biological Systems Reveal Real-world Emergent Phenomena.- Part III philosophy of cognition & intelligence.- Chapter 10 Douglas Campbell. Why We Shouldn't Reason Classically, and the Implications for Artificial Intelligence.- Chapter 11 Stefano Franchi. Cognition as Higher Order Regulation.- Chapter 12 Marcello Guarini. Eliminativisms, Languages of Thought, & the Philosophy of Computational Cognitive Modeling.- Chapter 13 Marcin Milkowski. A Mechanistic Account of Computational Explanation in Cognitive Science and Computational Neuroscience.- Chapter 14 Alex Tillas. Internal supervision & clustering: A new lesson from 'old' findings?.- Part IV computing & society.- Chapter 15 Vasileios Galanos. Floridi/Flusser: Parallel Lives in Hyper/Posthistory.- Chapter 16 Paul Bello. Machine Ethics and Modal Psychology.- Chapter 17 Marty J. Wolf and Nir Fresco. My Liver Is Broken, Can You PrintMe a New One?.- Chapter 18 Marty J. Wolf, Frances Grodzinsky and Keith W. Miller. Robots, Ethics and Software - FOSS vs. Proprietary Licenses.