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The Digital Phoenix: How Computers are Changing Philosophy

Edited by: TERRELL WARD BYNUM (Southern Connecticut State University) and JAMES H MOOR (Dartmouth College)

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Computers are having a significant impact on foundational concepts in philosophy such as the mind, consciousness, reasoning, knowledge, logic, truth and creativity.

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Introduction: How Computers are Changing Philosophy: Terrell Ward Bynum (University of Southern Connecticut) and James H. Moor (Dartmouth College).
Part I: The Impact of Computing on Philosophical Issues.
Part II: The Impact of Computing on Professional Philosophy.

TopAbout the Author

Terrell Ward Bynum is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Research Center on Computing and Society at Southern Connecticut State University. For 24 years, he was Editor-in-Chief of the scholarly journal Metaphilosophy. He is author, editor and translator of books and articles on computer ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, artificial intelligence, developmental psychology and teaching philosophy.

James H. Moor is a Professor of Philosophy at Dartmouth College; he has developed software for teaching logic and has published numerous articles in philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, logic, philosophy of artificial intelligence, and computer ethics.