Description
Book SynopsisThis cutting edge volume provides an overview of the dynamic new field of cyberphilosophy the intersection of philosophy and computing.
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- Offers an overview of the latest developments in the dynamic new field of cyberphilosophy.
- Shows how computing is influencing all major areas of philosophy, and vice versa.
- Comprises a selection of newly written articles by international scholars.
- Articles are organised around five standard philosophical themes minds, agency, reality, communication and ethics.
- Can be used alongside its sister volume, The Digital Phoenix as the basis for a course.
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Table of Contents1. Minds and Computers:. Synthetic Neuroethology: Pete Mandik.
Computer Modeling and the Fate of Folk Psychology: John Barker.
Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science, and Pedagogical Technique: Marvin Croy.
Phenomenology and Artificial Intelligence: Anthony F. Beavers.
2. Agency and Computers:.
Adaptable Robots: Gene Korienek and William Uzgalis.
A Radical Notion of Embeddedness: A Logically Necessary Precondition for Agency and Self-Awareness: Susan Stuart.
Building Simple Mechanical Minds: Using LEGO© Robots for Research and Teaching in Philosophy: John P. Sullins.
3. Reality and Computers:.
What Is the Philosophy of Information?: Luciano Floridi.
The Substantive Impact of Computers on Philosophy: Prolegomena Computational and Information-Theoretic Metaphysics: Randall R. Dipert.
Computation and Causation: Richard Scheines.
4. Communication and Computers:.
Philosophy for Computers: Some Explorations in Philosophical Modeling: Patrick Grim.
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: A Developed Dynamic Reference Work: Colin Allen, Uri Nodelman, and Edward N. Zalta.
Cultures in Collision: Philosophical Lessons from Computer-Mediated Communication: Charles Ess.
5. Ethics and Computers:.
Heuristic Methods for Computer Ethics: Walter Maner.
Lilliputian Computer Ethics: John Weckert.
Deontic Logic and Computer-Supported Computer Ethics: Jeroen van den Hoven and Gert-Jan Lokhorst.
