MINDS AND MACHINES For aims and scope, submission of papers information and ordering information, see file mind.inf. CONTENTS VOLUME 3 ISSUE 2, May 1993 Recent work: - Currents in connectionism General articles: - Confirmation and the computational paradigm (or: Why do you think they call it artificial intelligence?) D.J. Buller - Connectionism, explicit rules, and symbolic manipulation R.F. Hadley - The evidence of your own eyes H.E. Kyburg, Jr. Discussion: - Reaping the whirlwind: reply to Harnad's other bodies, other minds L. Hauser Book reviews: - J.J. Katz, The metaphysics of meaning H. Kornblith - M. McCullough, W.J. Mitchell, and P. Purcell (eds.), The electronic design studio: Architectural knowledge and media in the computer era Y.E. Kalay - J.R. Anderson, Cognitive psychology and its implications D.A. Gagnon - W.J. Clancey and E. Soloway (eds.), Artificial intelligence and learning environments T.J. Shuell - N.J. Wade and M. Swanston, Visual perception: An introduction, introductions to modern psychology K.N. Leibovic - D. Levy and M. Newborn, How computers play chess H. Berliner ISSUE 1, February 1993 Critical exchange: - Why isn't my pocket calculator a thinking thing? L. Hauser - Because mere calculating isn't thinking W.J. Rapaport - The sense of "thinking" L. Hauser General articles: - Mahcine learning and the foundations of inductive inference F. Bergadano - Expert networks: Paradigmatic conflict, technological rapporchement R.C. Lacher - Interruptibility as a constraint on hybrid systems R. Cooper, B. Franks Discussion: - Fodorian semantics, pathologies, and "Block's problem" F. Adams, K. Aizawa Book reviews: - P. Howell, R. West, and I. Cross (eds.), Representing musical structure A. Marsden - M.A. Boden, The creative mind: myths and mechnisms S. Shanker - A. Marsden and A. Pople (eds), Computer representations and models in music F. Giomi - P. McCorduck, Aaron's code: Meta-art, artificial intelligence, and the work of Harold Cohen S.G. Josephson - R.D. Beer, Intelligence as adaptive behavior: An experiment in computational neuroethology (D. Chapman) - E. Rich and K. Knight, Artificial intelligence C. Brown CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4, November 1992 SPECIAL ISSUE ON MUSIC AND COGNITION - Preface L. Camilleri General articles: - Where does the end begin? Problems in musico-cognitive modeling J. Kippen - The theory of tone semantics: concept, foundation, and application M. Leman - On music perception and cognition: Modularity, structure, and processing L. Camilleri - A comparison of connectionist models of music recognition and human performance C. Stevens, C. Latimer - A narrative grammar of Chopin's G Minor Ballade E. Tarasti - Index ISSUE 3, August 1992 - Editor's preface Critical exchange: - Virtual symposium on virtual mind P. Hayes, S. Harnad, D. Perlis, N. Block General articles: - The role of memory and concepts in learning S.L. Epstein - Problem representation for refinement H.A. Guvenir, V. Akman - Deductive program verification (a practitioner's commentary D. Nelson Book reviews: - M.W. Eysenck and M.T. Keane, Cognitive psychology: A student's handbook V. Shafer - W.J. Friedman, About time: Inventing the fourth dimension A. Nakhimovsky - S.J. Alvarado, Understanding editorial text: A computer model of argument comprehension, and H. Ruchlis, Clear thinking: A practical introduction R. Cohen - A. Tzonis, Hermes and the golden thinking machine M. Galbraith - Announcement ISSUE 2, May 1992 General articles: - New foundations for practical reasoning J.L. Pollock - Why does language matter to artificial intelligence? M. Dascal - "X" means X: Semantics Fodor-style F. Adams, K. Aizawa - Infons as mathematical objects K.J. Devlin Book reviews: - K. Lennon, Explaining human action M.E. Bratman - D.F. Sewell, New tools for new minds: A cognitive perspective on the use of computers with young children B. Harvey - M.A. Arbib and J.A. Robinson (eds.), Natural and artificial parallel computation V. Wan - G. Chierchia and S. McConnell-Ginet, Meaning and grammar: An introduction to semantics A. ter Meulen ISSUE 1, February 1992 Critical exchange: - Planning and the stability of intention M.E. Bratman - Strategies, scheduling effects, and the stability of intentions G. Smith General articles: - Faithful representation of nonmonotonic patterns of inference J. Pais - High-probabilities, model-preference and default arguments H. Geffner - On stability and solvability (Or, when does a neural network solve a problem? S. Franklin, M. Garzon Discussion: - Beyond interpretation: Reply to Cummins' response M. Morris Book reviews: - C.A. Anderson and J. Owens (eds.), Propositional attitudes: The role of content in logic, language and mind G. Forbes - H.-N. Casta¤eda, Thinking, language, and experience W.G. Lycan - J. Allen, J. Hendler, and A. Tate (eds.), Readings inplanning M.E. Pollack - S. Carberry, Plan recognition in natural language dialogue D.E. Appelt - Announcement - Call for papers CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4, November 1991 SPECIAL ISSUE: DEFEASIBLE REASONING - Preface D. Nute General articles: - Argument and belief: Where we stand in the Keynesian tradition R.P. Loui - Self-defeating arguments J.L. Pollock - On nonmonotonic reasoning with the method of sweeping presumptions S.O. Kimbrough, H. Hua - Defeasible reasoning and logic programming T.R. Colburn - The epistemic basis of defeasible reasoning R.L. Causey - Announcement - Index ISSUE 3, August 1991 General articles: - Meaning, prototypes and the future of cognitive science J. van Brakel - AI, anthropocentrism, and the evolution of "Intelligence" B. Preston - A sense-based, process model of belief R.F. Hadley - Fodor and Pylyshyn on connectionism M.V. Antony Book reviews: - M.D. Ermann, M.B. Williams, and C. Gutierrez (eds.), Computers, ethics, and society K. Wiekcert - S. Neale, Descriptions N.B. Cocchiarella - E. Villanueva (ed.), Information, semantics, & epistemology J. Barwise ISSUE 2, May 1991 General articles: - Notationality and the information processing mind V. Goel - Connectionism isn't magic H. Clapin - Marr's three levels: A re-evaluation Lamrock - Philosophical aspects of program verification J.H. Fetzer Discussion: - In defense of computational philosophy of science P. Thagard Book reviews: - J.C. Maloney, The mundane matter of hte mental language C.E.M. Dunlop - P.R. Cohen, J. Morgan, and M.E. Pollack (eds.), Intentions in communication S.M. Haller - T. Forester and P. Morrison, Computer ethics J. Moor ISSUE 1, February 1991 - Editor's preface Critical exchange - Why there are no mental representations M. Morris - Form, interpretation, and the uniqueness of content: Response to Morris R. Cummins General articles: - Other bodies, other minds: A machine incarnation of an old philosophical problem S. Harnad - The many uses of "Belief" in AI R.F. Hadley - The hierarchies of knowledge and the mathematics of discovery C. Glymour - Program verification, defeasible reasoning, and two views of computer science T.R. Colburn Book reviews: - H. Putnam, Representation and reality N.D. Goodman - S. Handel, Listening: An introduction to the perception of auditory events S.W. Smoliar - P. Thagard, Computational philosophy of science M.L. Schagrin - Instructions for authors