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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 6 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 8 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