Dennett's Real Patterns in Science and Nature
$212.64
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2026
Summary
The explosive growth of AI and machine learning in recent decades is predicated on the recognition and exploitation of patterns in data. Of course, scientists have engaged in their own—less automated—processes of pattern recognition since the birth of science itself, and biological organisms evolved their own neural networks for pattern recognition long before people and their technology came along.
In his seminal work, “Real Patterns,” philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Denne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262052030 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262052032 |
| Author: | Tyler Millhouse, Stephen D. Petersen |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Tyler Millhouse
Tyler Millhouse is Assistant Professor of Practice in the College of Information Science at the University of Arizona. His work has appeared in leading journals, such as the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Science.
Steve Petersen is Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University. His work has appeared in journals like Philosophical Studies and Synthese, and in collections like The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. He has been supported by the Survival and Flourishing Fund, the Center for Effective Altruism’s Long-Term Future Fund, the Future of Life Institute, and the Center for AI Safety.
Don Ross is Professor in the School of Society, Politics, and Ethics at University College Cork, Ireland; Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa; and Program Director for Methodology at the Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta. He is an author or editor of 20 books, including Every Thing Must Go (with James Ladyman) and most recently The Gambling Animal (with Glenn Harrison).
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