Alternative Philosophical Psychologies: Turing and Grice

Speranza

Hodges would say Turing is NO philosopher.

Jones comments on "Hodges makes the Turing-Ryle connection" as to what Turing is doing:

"But is that what he did?"

I.e. propose a definition of "mind"?

Jones:

"Turing does not address the _meaning_ [emphasis Speranza's] of mental concepts."

"[Turing] substitutes alternative, supposedly more definite questions, but does not fall foul of the paradox of analysis by suggesting that these capture the meaning. Turing is more like Carnap than Ryle, he "explicates" (to use Carnap's language) rather than explaining. (Though I am not so sure what Ryle is doing)."

Good points.

Yes, it seems fair to see Turing as 'explicating'. Perhaps his conversation, in the (albeit slightly fictional) "Imitation Game" film -- his conversation with Detective Nock -- may explicate what Turing was trying to be explicating!