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Subject: Splitting the List
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Date: Wed, 3-Dec-86 15:58:50 EST
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I don't think the idea of splitting the list is practical. The real
question is whether the philosophy discussion can sustain a whole
mailing list on its own. I doubt it could. This is a topic which
will eventually fade and to split the list doubles the work for the
moderator. Is someone offering to become the new moderator of the
AI Philosophy list?


  [I should mention that there is a Metaphilosophers list at
  MIT-OZ@MC.LCS.MIT.EDU, as well as the Psychnet Newsletter
  from EPsynet%UHUMVM1.BITNET@WISCVM.  The Phil-Sci list at MIT
  used to carry much more of such philosophical discussion than
  AIList has had recently.  (Part of that was due to the quotations
  being nested four levels deep, which obviously multiplies the
  net traffic.)  I am surprised -- but relieved -- that so few
  AIList readers have participated in these exchanges.  Perhaps
  the philosophers dropped out long ago because AIList has had
  so little discussion of AI foundations.  My own bias is toward
  computational techniques for coaxing more intelligent behavior
  from computers, regardless of theoretical adequacy.  -- KIL]