Overview
- Presents a sample of topics and areas covered at the IACAP 2014
- Surveys the latest developments in philosophy of computing
- Covers areas including philosophy of computing, cognition and intelligence, and ethics of computation
Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 375)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Philosophy of Computer Science & Discovery
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Philosophy of Cognition & Intelligence
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Computing & Society
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About this book
This volume offers very selected papers from the 2014 conference of the “International Association for Computing and Philosophy” (IACAP) - a conference tradition of 28 years. The theme of the papers is the two-way relation between computing technologies and philosophical questions: Computing technologies both raise new philosophical questions, and shed light on traditional philosophical problems. The chapters cover: 1) philosophy of computing, 2) philosophy of computer science & discovery, 3) philosophy of cognition & intelligence, 4) computing & society, and 5) ethics of computation.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Computing and Philosophy
Book Subtitle: Selected Papers from IACAP 2014
Editors: Vincent C. Müller
Series Title: Synthese Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23291-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23290-4Published: 22 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79465-5Published: 27 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23291-1Published: 16 December 2015
Series ISSN: 0166-6991
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 282
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Psychology