Current Issues in Computing and PhilosophyAdam Briggle, Katinka Waelbers, Philip Brey 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. |
Contents
Robots and Autonomous Agents | 33 |
Knowing Thinking and Representing | 77 |
Designing Learning and Searching | 143 |
Author Index | 205 |
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