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4 papers
Pancomputationalism: Theory or metaphor?
Vincent C. Müller
The theory that all processes in the universe are computational is attractive in its promise to provide an understandable theory of everything. I want to suggest here that this pan…
On the Possibilities of Hypercomputing Supertasks
Vincent C. Müller
This paper investigates the view that digital hypercomputing is a good reason for rejection or re-interpretation of the Church-Turing thesis. After suggestion that such re-interpre…
Symbol grounding in computational systems: A paradox of intentions
Vincent C. Müller
The paper presents a paradoxical feature of computational systems that suggests that computationalism cannot explain symbol grounding. If the mind is a digital computer, as computa…
Would you mind being watched by machines? Privacy concerns in data mining
Vincent C. Müller
Data mining is not an invasion of privacy because access to data is only by machines, not by people: this is the argument that is investigated here. The current importance of this…