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255Some Philosophical Issues in Computer ScienceMinds and Machines 21 (2): 123-133. 2011.The essays included in the special issue dedicated to the philosophy of computer science examine new philosophical questions that arise from reflection upon conceptual issues in computer science and the insights such an enquiry provides into ongoing philosophical debates
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66Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment (edited book)Springer. 2012.Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation. Recent years have seen a plethora of forecasts about the profound, disruptive impact that is likely to result from further progress in these areas. Many commentators however doubt t…Read more
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322Three paradigms of computer scienceMinds and Machines 17 (2): 135-167. 2007.We examine the philosophical disputes among computer scientists concerning methodological, ontological, and epistemological questions: Is computer science a branch of mathematics, an engineering discipline, or a natural science? Should knowledge about the behaviour of programs proceed deductively or empirically? Are computer programs on a par with mathematical objects, with mere data, or with mental processes? We conclude that distinct positions taken in regard to these questions emanate from di…Read more
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63Problems in the ontology of computer programsApplied ontology 2 (1): 13-36. 2007.As a first step in the larger project of charting the ontology of computer programs, we pose three central questions: (1) Can programs, hardware, and metaprograms be organized into a meaningful taxonomy? (2) To what ontology are computer programs committed? (3) What explains the proliferation of programming languages and how do they come about? Taking the complementary perspectives software engineering and mathematical logic, we take inventory of programs and related objects and conclude that th…Read more
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70Susan Schneider (ed): Science Fiction and Philosophy (review)Minds and Machines 20 (3): 481-482. 2010.
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Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
General Philosophy of Science |