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Logic and Information
Keith Devlin
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Description for Logic and Information
hardcover. Paperback edition of ground-breaking new theory of information processing. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: UN; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Intelligence can be characterised both as the ability to absorb and process information and as the ability to reason. Humans and other animals have both of these abilities to a greater or lesser degree, but the search for artificial intelligence has been hampered by our inability to create a theory that covers both of these characteristics. In this provocative and ground-breaking book, Professor Keith Devlin argues that to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of intelligence and knowledge acquisition, we must broaden our concept of logic. For these purposes, Devlin introduces the concept of the infon, a quantum of ... Read more
Intelligence can be characterised both as the ability to absorb and process information and as the ability to reason. Humans and other animals have both of these abilities to a greater or lesser degree, but the search for artificial intelligence has been hampered by our inability to create a theory that covers both of these characteristics. In this provocative and ground-breaking book, Professor Keith Devlin argues that to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of intelligence and knowledge acquisition, we must broaden our concept of logic. For these purposes, Devlin introduces the concept of the infon, a quantum of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521410304
SKU
KTS0036167
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Logic and Information
'It is exciting to see a mathematician of Devlin's calibre joining the endeavour, and wonderful to have someone with his expository abilities explaining the work to others. His book Logic and Information is an important milestone in fulfilling this old hope.' Jon Barwise '… the fascinating account of a mathematician's views on how true mathematics - and not just a ... Read more