Kenneth M. Sayre
Kenneth M. Sayre | |
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| Born | August 13, 1928 Scottsbluff, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 2022 (aged 94) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Philosophical work | |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Unaligned |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame |
| Main interests | Artificial Intelligence Cybernetics Information Theory Philosophy of Mind Environmental philosophy Plato |
| Website | Kenneth M. Sayre and the Philosophic Institute at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 October 2016) |
Kenneth M. Sayre (August 13, 1928 – October 6, 2022) was an American philosopher who spent most of his career at the University of Notre Dame (ND). His early career was devoted mainly to philosophic applications of artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and information theory. Later on his main interests shifted to Plato, philosophy of mind, and environmental philosophy. His retirement in 2014 was marked by publication of a history of ND's Philosophy Department, Adventures in Philosophy at Notre Dame.