By applying research in artificial intelligence to problems in the philosophy of science, Paul Thagard develops an exciting new approach to the study of scienti
The philosophy of computer science is concerned with issues that arise from reflection upon the nature and practice of the discipline of computer science. This
A defense of the computational explanation of cognition that relies on mechanistic philosophy of science and advocates for explanatory pluralism. In this book,
Scientists use concepts and principles that are partly specific for their subject matter, but they also share part of them with colleagues working in different
Computing systems are ubiquitous in contemporary life. Even the brain is thought to be a computing system of sorts. But what does it mean to say that a given or