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What is (or could be) Computational Philosophy?

  • To get things moving, here are some ruminations on the possible status of Computational Philosophy. The idea of is fairly well accepted by now. Is philosophy a subset or superset of language?  Are there overlaps that can be augmented with computational methods or analysis? Or, do you regard "computational philosophy" as an oxymoron? There's a fairly high regard for logic within philosophy, and yet, software inference engines and theorem provers (etc.) were never regarded as tools for the conduct of philosophy.  In fact, it seems that they were never even regarded as adding up to "intelligence".  Is this a case of changing the definition (of intelligence or philosophy) to exclude whatever can currently be automated? Perhaps the issue is that people haven't reflected enough on the difference between Automation and Augmentation. Perhaps the issue is that there hasn't yet been a fully technology-literate generation of , of which philosophy is regarded as a subset. Resources http://philpapers.org/browse/computational-philosophy.

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Broadly speaking, computational philosophy encompasses the philosophy of computing and information as well as the philosophy of science. The two disciplines of computer science and philosophy share a broad focus of the representation of information, abstraction, rational inference, mind, logic, and language. As such, AI and the philosophy of AI can be thought of as central to computational philosophy. Developments in computing over the years have opened up an unprecedented spectrum of inquiry from things like artificial intelligence, artificial life, virtual reality, automated reasoning, computer modeling/analysis of complex systems, and the ethics of information. Just as well, computers have given rise to a whole new paradigm of explanation and thinking about the universe and its processes (see Machine State Functionalism, Universal Automatism, Pancomputationalism). Computational philosophy has close ties with the field of mathematics as well. Computing was really born out of a mathematical desire to do mathematics mechanically in a machine. The theory of computation and logic have become central to the mathematical foundations of computing as well as learning about the limits of computing (see Church-Turing Thesis).

Ryan W Sullivan

Can we apply the same definitional strictures to artificial intelligence as we do to human intelligence? Does it even make sense to try?

Richard I. Polis

AI is a human construct.  While there are good starting points (the 3 rules) there is no requirement for them to be implemented. AI is a human construct, and can incorporate both the best, and the worst of humanity. Do we have a choice? Probably not.

Bruce A McIntyre

As far as ordinary meaning of computation and philosophy go, the current blend of those are in programs similar to symbolic systems at Stanford.

Duy Pham

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