Kenneth M. Sayre Papers
1952-2014.
Origination : Kenneth M. SayreExtent : 2 linear feet
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
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Source
Gift of Kenneth M. Sayre.
Preferred Citation
Kenneth M. Sayre Papers (SAY), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Papers documenting the Donor's career at Notre Dame, including material used in the teaching of philosophy classes, pieces published in Notre Dame publications, the Sayre's biography and curriculum vitae, and related Wikipedia entries; papers assembled in support of his book Adventures in Philosophy at Notre Dame (University of Notre Dame Press, 2014); and papers and printed material from the Philosophic Institute for Artificial Intelligence; with class notes and dissertation, 1952-1957; Philosophic Institute for Artificial Intelligence grant proposals and grants, 1965-1984; Notre Dame teaching files, 1981-2009; and articles by Sayre, 1977-2014.
Background
Kenneth M. Sayre received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University in 1958 and for the rest of his academic career taught in the philosophy department of the University of Notre Dame starting in 1959. He wrote extensively in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), cybernetics, information theory, philosophy of mind, environmental philosophy, epistemology, and Plato.
Index
Sayre, Kenneth M., 1928-University of Notre Dame. Department of Philosophy.
Adventures in Philosophy at Notre Dame