Title Current issues in computing and philosophy / edited by Adam Briggle, Katinka Waelbers, Philip Brey

Published Amsterdam : Ios Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : illustrations Series Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, 0922-6389 ; v. 175 Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications ; v. 175. Contents Title page; Introduction; Contents; Me, My Avatar, and I: Exploring Virtual Worlds; Living with the Golem: Robots and Autonomous Agents; Mind and World: Knowing, Thinking, and Representing; Computing in Society: Designing, Learning, and Searching; Author Index Summary Focuses on the multi-faceted 'computational turn' that is occurring through the interaction of the disciplines of philosophy and computing. This book explores the phenomenon of virtual worlds. It focuses on robots and artificial agents. It discusses the relation between human mentality and information processing in computers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Artificial intelligence. Computer engineering -- Philosophy Computer engineering -- Social aspects Computer engineering. Computer organization. artificial intelligence. COMPUTERS -- Reference. COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory. COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy. COMPUTERS -- Information Technology. COMPUTERS -- Data Processing. COMPUTERS -- Computer Science. COMPUTERS -- Hardware -- General. Computer organization Artificial intelligence Computer engineering Computer engineering -- Philosophy Form Electronic book Author Brey, Philip. Briggle, Adam. Waelbers, Katinka. LC no. 2008928220 ISBN 9781435678118 1435678117 9781607503439 1607503433 9781597344661 1597344664 1281786292 9781281786296 9786000006471 6000006470

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