Anthony F. Beavers
Affiliated Faculty, Cognitive Science, Indiana University
Professor of Philosophy (Assistant through Emeritus),
The University of Evansville (since 1991)
Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Information and Information Technology, Phenomenology, History of Philosophy, Metaethics
Available for work in higher education (cognitive science, informatics, and/or
philosophy) or funding to support The DAN Research Group.
Current and Upcoming Activity:
Director and Research Scientist, The DAN Research Group, which studies dynamic associative networks and conceptual implications relating to them. See the DRG project page for ongoing and recent activity.
Principal Investigator, Documenting the Decline of Philosophy in U.S. Institutions of Higher Education. Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Co-PIs: Catherine Kemp, Corey McCall, Peter Suber, David Weinberger, and Mark Valenzuela.
Visiting Associate Researcher and Adjunct Professor, Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University Bloomington. COGS Q240: Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences. (PDF of Course Syllabus).
Other Work in Progress:
Webinar Presentation and Article: Turing's Legacy and the Problem of Hyperreal Thinking: The Problem We Can't Know We Have. Webinar Series: Hyperrealisitc Large Language Models and Robots. The Society for the Philosophy of Technology, March, 2026. (Website).
Book Chapter with Paul Bello and Marcello Guarini: "Self-Control and Agency: Implications for Moral Machines" (working title). In progress.
Journal Article: "Between Angels and Animals: The Question of Robot Ethics, or Is Kantian Moral Agency Desirable?" American Philosophical Quarterly, accepted pending revisions, 2025.