Minds and Machines
The American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and Computers

Special Issues: Daniel Dennett and the Computational Turn
Guest Editors: Jon Dorbolo (Oregon State University) and Ron Barnette (Valdosta State University)

Call for Papers

Minds and Machines
http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0924-6495
in collaboration with
The American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and Computers
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/newsletters/default.asp

Deadline: September 1, 2004.

Daniel Dennett will accept the Barwise Prize at the Eastern American Philosophical Association meeting in December 2004. Conferred by the APA Committee on Computing and Philosophy, the Barwise Prize is awarded for significant and sustained contributions to areas relevant to the philosophical study of computing and information.

To commemorate this award, Minds and Machines and the APA Newsletter on Computing and Philosophy will collaborate to publish two special issues regarding “Daniel Dennett and the Computational Turn.” The Spring 2005 APA Newsletter on Computers and Philosophy issue (Guest Editor: Ron Barnette) and a special issue of Minds and Machines in Fall 2005 (Guest Editor: Jon Dorbolo) will present this work. Submissions made in response to this call will be considered for both publications and authors will be consulted on the outcomes of the review process, with regard to which publication is suitable. An editorial board will conduct the reviews. Members of the editorial board are:
      Terry Bynum (Southern Connecticut State University)
      Robert Cavalier (Carnegie Mellon University)
      James Moor (Dartmouth)
      Susan Stuart (University of Glasgow)
      David Rosenthal (City University of New York)
      Bill Uzgalis (Oregon State University)

For this publication effort the editors will focus on those aspects of Dennett’s work that have implications for the issues where philosophy and computing or information intersect. These include artificial intelligence, artificial life, information ethics, machine learning, mentality and machines, robotics, and education, among others. Both expository and critical approaches to such topics are sought.

Based on the works received, the editors intend to pursue a book proposal and symposia at major meetings in addition to the Newsletter and Journal special issues.

Instructions for Authors are available at
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0924-6495

For this call for papers the Minds and machines author instructions have priority. Authors may inquire into issues related to topics and length prior to submission.

Inquiries and paper submissions will be sent to:
Jon.Dorbolo@oregonstate.edu

or

Jon Dorbolo
4140 Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR 97331-4502
Phone: 541.737.3811