Philosophy and Computer Science

By Timothy R. Colburn

Book Overview

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).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156324991X
• ISBN13: 9781563249914
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"