Anthony Beavers (born 8 May 1963) is an American philosopher. he holds the positions of professor of
philosophy
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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
Marquette University
Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...
. He was the fourth president of the
International Association for Computing and Philosophy The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) is a professional, philosophical association emerging from a history of conferences that began in 1986. Adopting its mission from these conferences, the IACAP exists in order to prom ...
(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 ''
Noesis
Noesis is a philosophical term, referring to the activity of the intellect or nous.
Noesis may also refer to:
Philosophy
* Noesis (phenomenology), technical term in the Brentano–Husserl "philosophy of intentionality" tradition
* Noetics, a bran ...
''.
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120402012528/http://faculty.evansville.edu/tb2/
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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