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The reviewers Rapaport (2019), Stephanou (2019), Angius (2019), Primiero (2019a), and Bringsjord (2019) of Turner (2018) cover a broad range of topics in the philosophy of computer science. They either challenge the positions outlined in Turner (2018) or offer a more refined analysis. This article is a response to their challenges.
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Thanks to Nicola Angius, Selmer Bringsjord, Giuseppe Primiero, William J. Rapaport, and Henri Salha for their reviews. Special thanks go to Giuseppe Primiero for organizing matters.
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Turner, R. Computational Artifacts: the Things of Computer Science. Philos. Technol. 33, 357–367 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-019-00369-4
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