This series will include monographs and collections of studies devoted
to the investigation and exploration of knowledge, information, and
data-processing systems of all kinds, no matter whether human, (other)
animal, or machine. Its scope is intended to span the full range of
interest from classical problems in the philosophy of mind and
philosophical psychology through issues in cognitive psychology and
sociobiology (concerning the mental powers of other species) to ideas
related to artificial intelligence and computer science. While primary
emphasis will be placed upon theoretical, conceptual, and
epistemological aspects of these problems and domains, empirical,
experimen- tal, and methodological studies will also appear from time to
time. The present volume reflects the kind of insights that can be
obtained when research workers in philosophy, artificial intelligence,
and computer science explore problems of common concern. The issues here
tend to fall into two broad but varied sets, namely: those concerned
with content and concepts, on the one hand, and those concerned with
semantics and epistemology, on the other. The collection begins with a
prologue that focuses upon the relations between connectionism and
alternative conceptions of nativism and ends with an epilogue that
examines the significance of alternative conceptions of the Frame
Problem for artificial intelligence. Because these papers are rich and
diverse, they ought to appeal to a wide and heterogeneous audience.
J.H.F.
