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9781563249914 English 156324991X A ground-breaking attempt at articulating a philosophy of computer science, this book is an introduction to the philosophical foundations of computer science and the contributions that philosophy and computer science can make to each other. Colburn first investigates what makes computer science an empirical science and not merely a branch of pure mathematics. He finds that despite its reliance on formal methods, computer science practices a unique type of abstraction that can help explain the puzzling ontological nature of complex virtual worlds now common in games and on the Internet. Colburn then identifies the roots of the modern field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the rich tradition of Western philosophy since ancient Greece.A vast array of philosophical issues associated with AI's current practices are introduced: ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and even the very touchy issue of whether or not machines can be made to think., Colburn (computer science, U. of Minnesota-Duluth) has a doctorate in philosophy and an advanced degree in computer science; he's worked as a philosophy professor, a computer programmer, and a research scientist in artificial intelligence. Here he discusses the philosophical foundations of artificial intelligence; the new encounter of science and philosophy (logic, models of the mind and of reasoning, epistemology); and the philosophy of computer science (touching on math, abstraction, software, and ontology)., Introducing the philosphical basics of computer science and the contributions that philosophy and computer science can make to each other, this text investigates what makes computer science an empirical science and offers philosophical issues associated with artificial intelligence practices.
9781563249914 English 156324991X A ground-breaking attempt at articulating a philosophy of computer science, this book is an introduction to the philosophical foundations of computer science and the contributions that philosophy and computer science can make to each other. Colburn first investigates what makes computer science an empirical science and not merely a branch of pure mathematics. He finds that despite its reliance on formal methods, computer science practices a unique type of abstraction that can help explain the puzzling ontological nature of complex virtual worlds now common in games and on the Internet. Colburn then identifies the roots of the modern field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the rich tradition of Western philosophy since ancient Greece.A vast array of philosophical issues associated with AI's current practices are introduced: ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and even the very touchy issue of whether or not machines can be made to think., Colburn (computer science, U. of Minnesota-Duluth) has a doctorate in philosophy and an advanced degree in computer science; he's worked as a philosophy professor, a computer programmer, and a research scientist in artificial intelligence. Here he discusses the philosophical foundations of artificial intelligence; the new encounter of science and philosophy (logic, models of the mind and of reasoning, epistemology); and the philosophy of computer science (touching on math, abstraction, software, and ontology)., Introducing the philosphical basics of computer science and the contributions that philosophy and computer science can make to each other, this text investigates what makes computer science an empirical science and offers philosophical issues associated with artificial intelligence practices.