Philosophy and Computer Science

Abstract

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). Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part I Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence; 2 The Definition and Scope of AI; 3 AI and the History of Philosophy; 4 AI and the Rise of Contemporary Science and Philosophy; Part II The New Encounter of Science and Philosophy; 5 AI and Logic; 6 Models of the Mind; 7 Models of Reasoning; 8 The Naturalization of Epistemology; Part III The Philosophy of Computer Science; 9 Computer Science and Mathematics; 10 Two Views of Computer Science. 11 Abstraction in Computer Science12 Software, Abstraction, and Ontology; Notes; Bibliography; Index.