James H. Moor

Who is James H. Moor?

James H. Moor is the Daniel P. Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College. He earned his Ph.D. in 1972 from Indiana University. Moor's 1985 paper entitled "What is Computer Ethics?" established him as one of the pioneering theoreticians in the field of computer ethics. He has also written extensively on the Turing Test. His research includes study in philosophy of artificial intelligence, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and logic.

Moor was, until 2010, the editor-in-chief of Minds and Machines, a peer-reviewed academic journal covering artificial intelligence, philosophy, and cognitive science.

Awards

SIGCAS Making a Difference Award, 2003

Barwise Prize, 2006

Selected Publications:

The Digital Phoenix: How Computers Are Changing Philosophy, Revised Edition, Oxford: Basil Blackwell Publishers, 2000.

Cyberphilosophy: The Intersection of Philosophy and Computing, Oxford: Basil Blackwell Publishers, 2002.

The Turing Test: The Elusive Standard of Artificial Intelligence, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.

Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007.