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References on Philosophy and Computing


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Books on Philosophy and Computing


Author Title Publisher Year Description
Bynum, Terrell Ward and Moor, James H. (eds)  The Digital Phoenix: How Computers are Changing Philosophy  Blackwell  1998  A collection of articles surveying some of the ways in which the development of Computing is influencing, or could influence, Philosophy. 
Floridi, Luciano  Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction  Routledge  1999  An overview of the links between Computing and Philosophy, focusing particularly on Information Science. 
Floridi, Luciano (ed)  The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information  Blackwell  2004  A rich resource of 26 essays on the connections between Computing and Philosophy. 
Gillies, Donald  Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Method  Oxford  1996  Explores the implications of machine learning and logic programming for current philosophical views of scientific method. 
Moor, James H. and Bynum, Terrell Ward (eds)  Cyber Philosophy  Blackwell  2002  A follow-up collection of articles surveying some of the ways in which the development of Computing is influencing, or could influence, Philosophy. 
Simon, Herbert A.  The Sciences of the Artificial  MIT  1981  A classic work, emphasising the novelty of studying complex artificial systems (e.g. Economics and Computer Science). 
Sloman, Aaron  The Computer Revolution in Philosophy: Philosophy, Science and Models of Mind  Harvester  1978  Way ahead of its time, but still one of the most comprehensive overviews yet written about the potential impact on Philosophy of the development of Computing. Online edition



Books on Computing and its History


Author Title Publisher Year Description
Biermann, Alan W. and Ramm, Dietolf  Great Ideas in Computer Science with Java  MIT  2002   
Ceruzzi, Paul E.  A History of Modern Computing  MIT  2000   
Swade, Doron  The Cogwheel Brain  Abacus  2001   
Toole, Betty Alexandra  Ada, the Enchantress of Numbers  Strawberry Press  1998   



Books on Computer and Information Ethics


Author Title Publisher Year Description
Ermann, M. David, Williams, Mary B., and Shauf, Michele S. (eds)  Computers, Ethics, and Society  Oxford  1997   
Johnson, Deborah G.  Computer Ethics  Prentice Hall  2001   
Wallach, Wendell and Allen, Colin  Moral Machines: Teaching robots right from wrong  Oxford  2008  Discusses practical and moral issues arising in a world increasingly controlled by automated systems. Includes discussion of some classic moral problems (e.g. trolley cases, wartime choices) from the perspective of designing robots. 

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