Philosophy and Computing

1. Introduction: Intersecting Traditions in the Philosophy of Computing
Thomas M. Powers

2. Levels of Computational Explanation
Michael Rescorla

3. On the Relation of Computing to the World
William J. Rapaport

4. Cognitive Computation sans Representation
Paul Schweizer

5. Software Error as a Limit to Inquiry for Finite Agents: Challenges for the Post-human Scientist
John F. Symons, Jack K. Horner

6. The Singularity Business
Selmer Bringsjord, Alexander Bringsjord

7. Artificial Moral Cognition: Moral Functionalism and Autonomous Moral Agency
Don Howard, Ioan Muntean

8. AI and the Automation of Wisdom
Shannon Vallor

9. An Analysis of Machine Ethics from the Perspective of Autonomy
Mario Verdicchio

10. Beyond Informed Consent—Investigating Ethical Justifications for Disclosing, Donating or Sharing Personal Data in Research
Markus Christen, Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Dominik Herrmann, Jeroen Hoven

11. Big Data, Digital Traces and the Metaphysics of the Self
Soraj Hongladarom

12. Why Big Data Needs the Virtues
Frances S. Grodzinsky

Keywords: Philosophy, Philosophy of Technology, Computers and Society, Big Data/Analytics, Engineering Ethics, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)