philosophy
Recent Books on Philosophy and IT
Having
Thought: Essays in the Metaphysics of Mind
John Haugeland, pub. Harvard University Press, 1998
The
Road Since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical
Interview
Thomas S. Kuhn, James Conant (Editor), John Haugeland (Editor), University
of Chicago Press, 2002
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas S. Kuhn, University of Chicago Press, 1996
The Subtlety of Sameness: A Theory and Computer Model of Analogy-making Daniel Dennett (Foreword), Robert M. French, The MIT Press, 1996
The
Electric Meme: A New Theory of How We Think
Robert Aunger, Free Press 2002
Darwinizing
Culture: The Status of Memetics as a Science
Daniel Dennet (Foreword), Robert Aunger (Editor), Oxford University Press,
2001
Ideas in IT
Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models (OBT) Martin Fowler, Addison Wesley, 1996
The book begins with some intriguing patterns from the business world including the Party and Accountability patterns, which define the players in organisations and whom they report to.
Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-oriented Design Alan Shalloway, James J. Trott, Addison Wesley 2001
Rather, it teaches
object-oriented design and patterns together, helping developers gain deeper
insights into both topics far more quickly. Shalloway and Trott dont just
introduce a laundry list of patterns- they explain why each pattern works,
the organizing principles upon which the pattern is based, and above all,
how the patterns work together in real world object-oriented designs. For
all software developers, programmers, architects, and project managers who
want to succeed with patterns.
