Anthony Beavers

Anthony Beavers
Anthony Beavers
Born	8 May 1963 (age 61); Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
Main interests	Philosophy of information; Philosophy of cognitive science; Computational philosophy (particularly artificial intelligence, machine ethics, cognitive modeling, and philosophy of mind); Ethical theory (including technological threats to moral realism and information ethics);
Notable ideas	Quality-controlled academic search engine design, intelligent circuitry, information-theoretic philosophy of mind

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Anthony Beavers (born 8 May 1963) is an American philosopher. As of 2012^[update] he holds the positions of professor of philosophy, director of cognitive science, and director of The Digital Humanities Laboratory at the University of Evansville.^[1] Beavers received his MA and BA from Trinity College, Hartford and his PhD from Marquette University. He is the fourth president of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP).^[2]

Throughout his career, Beavers has been interested in search-engine design. In 1996, he and Hiten Sonpal built the first peer-reviewed search engine, called Argos. Beavers is the creator and editor of the online journal Noesis.

References

^ Richtel, Matt (5 March 1998). "SCREEN GRAB; Where to Check That Plato Quotation". The New York Times. p. 8. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^ "Teaching Activities - Anthony F. Beavers, Ph.D." www.afbeavers.net. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20120402012528/http://faculty.evansville.edu:80/tb2/

[1] Richtel, Matt (5 March 1998). "SCREEN GRAB; Where to Check That Plato Quotation". The New York Times. p. 8. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

[2] "Teaching Activities - Anthony F. Beavers, Ph.D." www.afbeavers.net. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

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