The intention of this book is not to add another technical work to the
series of publications already available on matters connected with the
relations between natural and artificial intelligence, nor to repeat the
positions already well expressed in, for example, the debate between
John Searle, Daniel Dennet and Hubert Dreyfus. It is an attempt to
encourage philosophical reflection on dimensions of the subject that
have hitherto been somewhat neglected. This book, which explores a
number of case studies, is the fifth in the series, the previous four
books being: (i) Knowledge, Skill and Artificial Intelligence (Bo
Goranzon and Ingela Josefson (Eds. ), Springer-Verlag, London, 1988)
(ii) Artificial Intelligence, Culture and Language: On Education and
Work (Bo Goranzon and Magnus Florin (Eds. ), Springer- Verlag, London,
1990) (iii) Dialogue and Technology: Art and Knowledge (Bo Goranzon and
Magnus Florin (Eds. ), Springer-Verlag, London, 1991) (iv) Skill and
Education: Reflection and Experience (Bo Goranzon and Magnus Florin
(Eds. ), Springer-Verlag, London, 1992) An important connection between
these four books is the conference on Culture, Language and Artificial
Intelligence held in Stockholm in May-June, 1988. The conference was
attended by more than 300 researchers and practitioners, from over 15
countries, in the fields of technology, philosophy, the history of
ideas, literature and linguistics. Contributions to the books were
solicited from among those who attended the conference and from
researchers involved in work related to its aim.
