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SUMMARY:Not all computations are effective methods - Mark Sprevak (Departm
 ent of History and Philosophy of Science)
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CONTACT:Mark Sprevak
DESCRIPTION:I argue in this paper that not all computations are effective 
 methods. I consider a number of examples\, and focus on those drawn from q
 uantum computation. I consider three responses that would allow one to hol
 d onto the claim that all computations are effective methods. I argue that
  none of these responses is satisfactory. I conclude that the idea motivat
 ing the claim\, namely\, that the class of computations can be characteris
 ed in terms of the notion of eective method\, has to be given up.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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