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

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, director of

cognitive science Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include percep ...

, and director of The Digital Humanities Laboratory at the

University of Evansville The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Carnegie Hall of Moores Hill College, Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton Manor, Harlaxton College ...

. Beavers received his MA and BA from Trinity College, Hartford and his PhD from

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, by John Henni, the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Ar ...

. He was the fourth president of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (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''.

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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