What is Computation: An Epistemic Approach

Autoři: prof. RNDr. Jiří Wiedermann, DSc.
Rok vydání: 2015
Typ publikace: Konferenční příspěvek (mezinárodní konf.)
Periodikum: SOFSEM 2015: Theory and Practice of Computer Science
Projekty: NoSCoM: nestandardní výpočetní modely a jejich aplikace ve složitosti, lingvistice a učení
Bibliografická citace: WIEDERMANN, Jiří, VAN LEEUWEN, J. What is Computation: An Epistemic Approach. In: ITALIANO, G., MARGARIA-STEFFEN, T., POKORNÝ, J., QUISQUATER, J.J., WATTENHOFER, R., eds. SOFSEM 2015: Theory and Practice of Computer Science. Berlin: Springer, 2015, S. 1-13. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 8939. ISBN 978-3-662-46077-1. ISSN 0302-9743
Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/978-3-662-46078-8_1
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-46078-8_1
ID: 436187

Abstrakt

We present an alternative view of computation, viz. that of a knowledge generating process. From this viewpoint, computations create knowledge within the framework of 'more or less' formalized epistemic theories. This new perception of computation allows to concentrate upon the meaning of computations - what they do for their designers or users. It also enables one to see the existing development of computers and information technologies in a completely new perspective.