Books on Philosophy?

[Radiation]

Hey, I'm taking a class in Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science course), and in it we talk a little about the definition of intelligence and whether it is actually possible to create an "intelligent" and self-aware machine. The subject of philosophy comes up quite a bit in my textbook, so I thought it would be worthwhile to read up on the subject, as I've never really taken a philosophy course.

Anyway, I guess I'm just looking for suggestions a good introduction on philosophy.

Thanks. :H

[natural philosophy]

a good place to start is to buy somebody's used philosophy class book. They usually cover the basics.

[Radiation]

Hmmm...good call, though I was hoping for something cheaper.

[dd3stp233]

You may want to check out a book on "fuzzy logic", though it has more to do with AI and computer science then philosophy but kinda is more like human thinking then conventional crisp set logic.

[natural philosophy]

well, if you can find a used one, it could be pretty cheap. Also, look at a goodwill or thrift store in a college town at the end of any given semester. You're bound to find one or two good books like this for like a buck a piece.

[yyyesiam2]

hey. i asked a similar question, and ended up finding this in another thread. http://www.godlikeproductions.com/bbs/message.php?messageid=191269&showdate=1/17/07there are many spiritual/philisophical books on here-do some searching. i believe they are all free.