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Computing and Philosophy

Selected Papers from IACAP 2014

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Editors:
  1. Vincent C. Müller

    1. Anatolia College/ACT, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Philosophy of Computing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What Is a Computational Constraint?

      • Cem Bozşahin
      Pages 3-16

    3. Computing Mechanisms and Autopoietic Systems

      • Joe Dewhurst
      Pages 17-26

    4. Are Gandy Machines Really Local?

      • Vincenzo Fano, Pierluigi Graziani, Roberto Macrelli, Gino Tarozzi
      Pages 27-44

    5. A Refutation of the Church-Turing Thesis According to Some Interpretation of What the Thesis Says

      • Doukas Kapantaïs
      Pages 45-62

    6. In What Sense Does the Brain Compute?

      • Paul Schweizer
      Pages 63-79

  3. Philosophy of Computer Science & Discovery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Computational Scientific Discovery and Cognitive Science Theories

      • Mark Addis, Peter D. Sozou, Peter C. Lane, Fernand Gobet
      Pages 83-97

    3. Discovering Empirical Theories of Modular Software Systems. An Algebraic Approach

      • Nicola Angius, Petros Stefaneas
      Pages 99-115

    4. Introducing the Doxastically Centered Approach to Formalizing Relevance Bonds in Conditionals

      • Selmer Bringsjord, John Licato, Daniel Arista, Naveen Sundar Govindarajulu, Paul F. Bello
      Pages 117-131

    5. From Silico to Vitro: Computational Models of Complex Biological Systems Reveal Real-World Emergent Phenomena

      • Orly Stettiner
      Pages 133-147

  5. Computing & Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227
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    2. Floridi/Flusser: Parallel Lives in Hyper/Posthistory

      • Vassilis Galanos
      Pages 229-243
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Anatolia College/ACT, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Vincent C. Müller

About the editor

Vincent C. Müller's research focuses on the nature and future of computational systems, particularly on the prospects and dangers of artificial intelligence. He is the coordinator of the European Network for Cognitive Systems, Robotics and Interaction with nearly 1000 members, funded by the European Union through two FP7 projects with 3.9 mil. €, 2009-2014. He organizes a conference series on the 'Theory and Philosophy of AI' and is principal investigator a EU-funded research project on “Digital DIY”. Müller has published a number of articles in leading journals on the philosophy of computing, the philosophy of AI and cognitive science, the philosophy of language, applied ethics, and related areas. He has edited ten volumes, mostly on the theory of cognitive systems and artificial intelligence, and is preparing a monograph on the fundamental problems of AI. He was Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Fellow at Princeton University and James Martin Research Fellow at the University of Oxford.

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

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