Philosophy and Computing
Essays in Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Logic, and Ethics
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Beschreibung
This book features papers from CEPE-IACAP 2015, a joint international conference focused on the philosophy of computing. Inside, readers will discover essays that explore current issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind, logic, and philosophy of science from the lens of computation. Coverage also examines applied issues related to ethical, social, and political interest.
The contributors first explore how computation has changed philosophical inquiry. Computers are now capable of joining humans in exploring foundational issues. Thus, we can ponder machine-generated explanation, thought, agency, and other quite fascinating concepts.
The papers are also concerned with normative aspects of the computer and information technology revolution. They examine technology-specific analyses of key challenges, from Big Data to autonomous robots to expert systems for infrastructure control and financial services.The virtue of a collection that ranges over philosophical questions, suchas this one does, lies in the prospects for a more integrated understanding of issues. These are early days in the partnership between philosophy and information technology. Philosophers and researchers are still sorting out many foundational issues. They will need to deploy all of the tools of philosophy to establish this foundation. This volume admirably showcases those tools in the hands of some excellent scholars.Surveys critical emerging issues in the philosophy of computing
Examines how computation has changed philosophical inquiry
Explores applied issues related to ethical, social, and political interestSurveys critical emerging issues in the philosophy of computing Examines how computation has changed philosophical inquiry Explores applied issues related to ethical, social, and political interest
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Thomas M. Powers
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Philosophy of Computing Computer Ethics Artificial Agents Machine Ethics Autonomous Moral Agents Computers Epistemology Computers philosophy of mind Computers philosophy of science Computers political unrest Machine agency Machine thought Machine generated explanation Robots Big Data engineering ethics
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“The volume is wide-ranging and rich, and contains much that cannot be covered in a single review. It should have something of interest to anyone working on contemporary philosophy of computers and computation.” (Colin Klein,Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, ndpr.nd.edu, May, 2018)
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