Philosophy of Computing von Nancy Abigail Nuñez Hernández/Björn Lundgren - E-Book

<div>This book features a unique selection of works presented at the 2019 annual international conference of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP). Every contribution has been peer-reviewed, revised, and extended. The included chapters are thematically diverse; topics include epistemology, dynamic epistemic logic, topology, philosophy of science and computation, game theory and abductive inferences, automated reasoning and mathematical proofs, computer simulations, scientific modelling, applied ethics, pedagogy, human-robot interactions, and big data, algorithms, and artificial intelligence.</div><div><br></div><div>The volume is a testament to the value of interdisciplinary approaches to the computational and informational turn. We live in a time of tremendous development, which requires rigorous reflection on the philosophical nature of these technologies and how they are changing the world. How can we understand these technologies? How do these technologies change our understanding of the world? And how do these technologies affect our place as humans in the world? These questions, and more, are addressed in this volume which is of interest to philosophers, engineers, and computer scientists alike.</div>

Björn Lundgren obtained a doctoral degree in philosophy in 2018 at the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden). He is currently working as a researcher at Utrecht University (Utrecht, The Nederlands), as part of a research program on Ethics of socially disruptive technologies (Esdit). Lundgren mainly works on topics such as AI; self-driving vehicles; privacy and anonymity; risk, safety, and security; and information. You can find his recent works in journals such as AI& Society, Journal of Ethics, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Philosophy& Technology, Res Publica, Risk Analysis, Science& Engineering Ethics, and Synthese.

Nancy Abigail Nuñez Hernández obtained a doctoral degree in philosophy in 2017 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico). She is currently working as a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague, Czech Republic). She is also a member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico (CONACYT). Nuñez Hernández mainly works on epistemology, philosophical logic, and philosophy of computer science and mathematics. She was a member of the local organizing committee of the 2019 IACAP Conference.