Anthony Beavers (born 8 May 1963) is an American philosopher. he holds the positions of professor of

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, director of cognitive science, and director of The Digital Humanities Laboratory at the University of Evansville. Beavers received his MA and BA from Trinity College, Hartford and his PhD from

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. He was the fourth president of the

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(IACAP). 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 ''

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20120402012528/http://faculty.evansville.edu/tb2/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Beavers, Anthony American philosophers of mind American philosophers of technology 21st-century American philosophers Marquette University alumni Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni 1963 births Living people Philosophers from New Hampshire