Kenneth M. Sayre Papers

Fonds

Identifier: SAY

Staff Only

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.

Dates

Creation: 1952-2014.

Creator

Kenneth M. Sayre (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Legal Status

Private

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted by contract and policy.

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.