COMPUTERS, BEINGS AND MINDS

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• Introduction

  • Origins and Objectives

  • What is the Meaning of "Dynamic Interactions of Computers, Beings and Minds"?

    • Computer

    • Modeling

    • Dynamic Interaction

  • The Logic of the Document

• The Aims and Applications

  • Aims

  • Automation

    • Document Production and Maintenance

    • Document And Knowledge Storage And Retrieval

    • Management

  • Planning

  • Text Production

  • Research, Conceptual Synthesis

  • Being And Simulation of Being

    • Being

    • How to Get a Computer to Think

    • Recognizing Thinking, Mind, Consciousness

• Theory and Concepts

  • Cognitivism

    • Cognitive Theory

  • Ontology

    • Consciousness, Mind and Brain

    • Agent and Machine

  • Knowledge

    • Origin and Evolution

    • Knowledge and Action

    • Nature of Knowledge

  • Artificial Intelligence

    • Knowledge Representation... Models of Representation

    • Alternative Representations

  • Topics in Artificial Intelligence

    • General

    • Knowledge Representation

    • Knowledge-based systems and applications

    • Robotics and computer vision

• Tools and Tasks

  • An Approach

  • Tools and Tasks: Basis

  • Tools and Tasks: Listing

    • Information and meaning modes:

    • Machine modes

      • Presentation modes

      • Translation: raw data - presentation

      • Manipulation of presentation: Types of Processing

    • High Level Processing

    • Software Classes

      • Communication Software [details below]

      • Systems Software [details below]

      • Applications Software [details below]

    • A set of tools for research and social application

      • Classes

      • Tools

    • Human Agent

  • Performance

    • Storage

    • Processing

    • Architecture

    • Peripherals, sensors and motors

    • Environmental issues

• Implementation

  • Concept

    • Source for the Concept

    • Basis

    • Modes of implementation

  • Plan of Implementation

• The Applications So Far

  • Life Design - a concept

  • Evolution and life - a concept

  • The computer as environment

    • Some elements of the computer environment

  • Standard software as meaning processors

  • Information Systems

  • Text system

  • Knowledge Applications

    • Encyclopedia

    • Conceptual discovery

    • Knowledge-base Templates

    • Miscellaneous Knowledge-ware Aids

• Appendix: Software Classes and Listing

  • Communication Software

    • Data Communication

    • Telecommunications

  • Systems Software

    • Applications Development System

    • Operating Systems

    • Utilities

  • Applications Software

    • Production Level Data Processing

      • Graphics and photo

      • Printing and Publishing

    • Multimedia - playback, production and development

    • Knowledge and Knowledge Systems, Artificial Intelligence

    • Design, Decision, Planning and Government

    • Science

    • Arts and humanities

    • Education

    • Professional

    • Commerce

  • Combinations