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DMTCS
2003
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Two Philosophical Applications of Algorithmic Information Theory
Two philosophical applications of the concept of program-size complexity are discussed. First, we consider the light program-size complexity sheds on whether mathematics is invent...
Gregory J. Chaitin
WSPI
2004
13 years 8 months ago
Ontology: The Discipline and the Tool
Abstract. The fields of philosophy and informatics entertain two somewhat different conceptions of ontology. Philosophical ontology is a branch of metaphysics dating back at least ...
Doug Mayhew, Dirk Siebert
ECIS
2000
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Authentic Intervention in Information Systems Practice
In this paper the philosophical concept of authenticity is used as a framing device for providing an interpretation of aspects of both ethical and practical action on the part of i...
Robert A. Stephens, Stephen K. Probert
CAISE
2006
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Computers under Attacks!
The war metaphor seems to establish itself as soon as we deal with computer viruses. The concept of war is a central topic of political philosophy. The relationships between "...
Anne Bonfante, Jean-Yves Marion