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Why computer science needs philosophy

Why computer science needs philosophy. Barry Smith National Center for Ontological Research. Shimon Edelman’s Riddle of Representation. two humans, a monkey, and a robot are looking at a piece of cheese; what is common to the representational processes in their visual systems?. Answer:.

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Why computer science needs philosophy

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  1. Why computer science needs philosophy Barry Smith National Center for Ontological Research http://ncor.us

  2. Shimon Edelman’sRiddle of Representation • two humans, a monkey, and a robot are looking at a piece of cheese; • what is common to the representational processes in their visual systems? http://ncor.us

  3. Answer: The cheese, of course http://ncor.us

  4. the prehistory of science http://ncor.us

  5. There is no problem of the unity of science • because all science can be stored inside one person’s head http://ncor.us

  6. The era of empiricism • If two scientists disagree they resolve their disagreement by examining reality http://ncor.us

  7. The problem of the unity of science is solved by reality itself http://ncor.us

  8. the brief logical positivist interlude http://ncor.us

  9. A science is a collection of propositions(Bolzano: each science is identified with an ideal scientific textbook) • The problem of the unity of science is a problem of logic http://ncor.us

  10. The new age of science http://ncor.us

  11. A science is a collection of databases and associated algorithms • The problem of the unity of science is a problem of computer science http://ncor.us

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  14. To solve the problem of the unity of science, what we need is an ‘information model’ http://ncor.us

  15. caBIO Design Artifacts – UML Class Diagrams http://ncor.us

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  17. The new age of science http://ncor.us

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