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The nature of physical computation / (Record no. 212962)
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| LC control number | 2021027461 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780197552384 |
| Qualifying information | (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780197552407 |
| Qualifying information | (epub) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shagrir, Oron, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1961- |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The nature of physical computation / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Oron Shagrir. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York, NY, United States of America : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | [2022] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi, 312 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
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| Series statement | Oxford studies in philosophy of science |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-299) and indexes. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Computing systems are everywhere today. Even the brain is thought to be a sort of computing system. But what does it mean to say that a given organ or system computes? What is it about laptops, smartphones, and nervous systems that they are deemed to compute, and why does it seldom occur to us to describe stomachs, hurricanes, rocks, or chairs that way? The book provides an extended argument for the semantic view of computation, which states that semantic properties are involved in the nature of computing systems. Laptops, smartphones, and nervous systems compute because they are accompanied by representations. Stomachs, hurricanes, and rocks, for instance, which do not have semantic properties, do not compute. The first part of the book argues that the linkage between the mathematical theory of computability and the notion of physical computation is weak. Theoretical notions such as algorithms, effective procedure, program, and automaton play only a minor role in identifying physical computation. The second part of the book reviews three influential accounts of physical computation and argues that while none of these accounts is satisfactory, each of them highlights certain key features of physical computation. The final part of the book develops and argues for a semantic account of physical computation and offers a characterization of computational explanations"-- |
| Assigning source | Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Computer science |
| General subdivision | Philosophy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Semantic computing. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Computers |
| General subdivision | Philosophy. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Online version: |
| Main entry heading | Shagrir, Oron, 1961- |
| Title | Nature of physical computation |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2022] |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780197552407 |
| Record control number | (DLC) 2021027462 |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://academic.oup.com/book/38794">https://academic.oup.com/book/38794</a> |
| Link text | Click here to Access |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Open Access Books - Publishers |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | NLS | NLS | 20/11/2024 | OABP336 | 20/11/2024 | 20/11/2024 | Open Access Books - Publishers |