Philosophy and Computer Science: Problems and Applications (Explorations in Philosophy) - Hardcover

Colburn, Timothy

 
9781563249907: Philosophy and Computer Science: Problems and Applications (Explorations in Philosophy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1563249901 ISBN 13: 9781563249907
Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

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).

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About the Author

Timothy R. Colburn received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Brown University in 1979, and his M.S. in computer science from Michigan State University in 1981. He has worked as a philosophy professor, a computer programmer, and a research scientist in artificial intelligence. He is currently an associate professor of computer science at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He can be reached via e-mail at tcolburn@d.umn.edu.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1563249901
ISBN 13 
9781563249907
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224

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