García, Pío (2024) Thought experiments in the Jefferson-Turing controversy: A Kuhnian perspective. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 39 (1). pp. 43-65. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
In this article we propose an analysis of the controversy between Geoffrey Jefferson and Alan Turing in terms of a Kuhnian account of thought experiments. In this account, the main task is not to evaluate intuitions or (only) to rearrange concepts. Instead, we propose that the main task is to construct scenarios by proposing relevant experiences in which shared assumptions and conflicting lines of inquiry can be made explicit. From this perspective, we can understand the arguments and assumptions in the Jefferson-Turing thinking machine controversy.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | thought experiment, Turing; Jefferson, thinking machines | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > History of Science Case Studies General Issues > Thought Experiments |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2024 15:33 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2024 15:33 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 23757 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/THEORIA/article/view... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.24674 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > History of Science Case Studies General Issues > Thought Experiments |
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| Date: | January 2024 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 43-65 | ||||||
| Volume: | 39 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23757 |
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