The Substantive Impact of Computers on Philosophy Prolegomena to a Computational and Information-Theoretic Metaphysics.
I survey in this article the practical uses of computers in philosophy: except for logic, computers have not yet noticeably improved the quality of philosophizing, research, or pedagogy. They have made work easier. My main interest, however, is in the “substantive” impact that computers may have on...
| Publicado en: | Metaphilosophy Vol. 33; no. 1/2; pp. 146 - 158 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
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