PHIL 365

PHIL 365: Philosophy of computing
Instructor: Katalin Bimbo

Course Description:

Computers, computing and information sciences are ubiquitous in their presence and impact on every aspect of our lives. The course will introduce certain notions of computing and delineate the limit of what is computable. Some related intriguing questions concern information security, quantum computing and human-computer interaction. A particularly popular philosophical question is about the relationship between human intelligence and artificial intelligence, especially, in the light of AI's development in the last 70 years or so. Computer science combines characteristics of empirical and theoretical sciences. The course will also consider where to place computer science in the realm of sciences.