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Digital Knowledge - A Philosophical Investigation
Series: Routledge Studies in Epistemology
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Information we use to structure our lives is increasingly stored
digitally, rather than in biomemory. (Just think: if your online
calendar went down, would you know where you are supposed be and at
what time next week?) Likewise, with breakthroughs such as those
from Google DeepMind and OpenAI, discoveries at the frontiers of
knowledge are increasingly due to machine learning (often, applied
to massive datasets, extracted from a fast-growing datasphere)
rather than to brainbound cognition. It’s hard to deny that
knowledge retention and production is becoming increasingly – in
various ways – digitised. Digital Knowledge: A Philosophical
Investigation is the first book to squarely and rigorously
investigate digital knowledge: what it is, how to make sense of it
in connection with received theories of knowledge, and where it is
going. Key questions J Adam Carter examines along the way are the
following: How is mere digital information converted into reliable
digital knowledge? To what extent can digital knowledge be
vindicated against sceptical challenges, and in what ways might
digital knowledge stand distinctively subject to defeat? What is
the epistemically optimal way for us to decide which tasks to
outsource entirely to intelligent machines, and to what extent is
further outsourcing appropriate (or not) to verify the results of
that same outsourced cognition? Are there any ways in which the
expansion of the datasphere threatens to make knowledge more,
rather than easy, to come by? If so, are there any promising ways
to safeguard, epistemically, against such threats? Using
fascinating examples throughout, such as the recent chess match
between Stockfish and Google’s AlphaZero, smartphones and
personalisation, Digital Knowledge: A Philosophical Investigation
is an ideal for researchers investigating this fascinating area of
research at the intersection of traditional mainstream
epistemology, the philosophy of cognitive science, the philosophy
of technology, and computer science.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Epistemology |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
J Adam Carter
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-56691-3 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-367-56691-5 |
Barcode: |
9780367566913 |
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