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Philosophy of Information by Luciano Floridi (2013, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199232393
ISBN-139780199232390
eBay Product ID (ePID)143669016
Product Key Features
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePhilosophy of Information
SubjectLibrary & Information Science / General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Logic
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines, Psychology
AuthorLuciano Floridi
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.6 in
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Reviews''impressive and exciting ... The intellectual debates and new research that [the book] has already stimulated testify to its importance as a significant contribution to literature.''Mind, This is a monumental work ... Floridi goes through much of contemporary philosophy, as seen through a lens fashioned from the concept of information ... The Philosophy of Information is a lovely source of ideas, and also a wonderful indication of how much there might be to gain for philosophy by looking at contemporary computer science., "The impressive and exciting project that Floridi undertakes in his book is aimed at establishing the philosophy of information as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy, with its own method and research programme. [...] Floridi's book not only presents a comprehensive framework for the philosophy of information but also makes a strong case for its legitimacy as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy. The intellectual debates and new research that it has already stimulated testify to its importance as a significant contribution to the literature."--Hilmi Demir,Mind This is a monumental work [...] Floridi goes through much of contemporary philosophy, as seen through a lens fashioned from the concept of information. [...]The Philosophy of Informationis a lovely source of ideas, and also a wonderful indication of how much there might be to gain for philosophy by looking at contemporary computer science."--Staffan Angere,Theoria "This is an ambitious book. [...] there is a great deal to admire in this book, including much to admire philosophically. For example, some of the material on epistemology, especially Ch. 13 but also some of his work on the definition of knowledge, is masterful [...] this an intriguing, eye-opening work."--Frederick Kroon,Journal of Applied Philosophy "Given the breadth and depth of coverage of all its topics, the careful organisation and structuring of concepts, and the relevance of its contents,The Philosophy of Informationshall be deemed essential reading for philosophers and computer scientists alike, especially those interested in Artificial Intelligence."--Flavio Soares Correa da Silva,AISB Quarterly "Just around the beginning of the new millennium, Floridi began his important and influential program, and this book brings between two covers much of his previous work, and also augments, updates, and connects these publications. [...] Floridi's book sets an ambitious agenda for the philosophy of information. [..] there is much of interest and value in this major book."--J. Michael Dunn,Metascience "The Philosophy of Informationis clearly a work of great ambition, originality, and value."--Stephen Leach,Metapsychology "Very well written, and clearly presented. [...] many authors have written about philosophy and information before, but no-one has set out to deal with it in such a thorough way. This is clearly a very important book, and I think it justifies the author's claim that it describes the first philosophical analysis of information in all its aspects."--David Bawden,Library and Information Research "The non-technical portions are understandable to everyone and provide plenty of food for thought."--Steven Harnad,Times Literary Supplement, "The impressive and exciting project that Floridi undertakes in his book is aimed at establishing the philosophy of information as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy, with its own method and research programme. [...] Floridi's book not only presents a comprehensive framework for the philosophy of information but also makes a strong case for its legitimacy as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy. The intellectual debates and new research that it has already stimulated testify to its importance as a significant contribution to the literature."--Hilmi Demir, Mind This is a monumental work [...] Floridi goes through much of contemporary philosophy, as seen through a lens fashioned from the concept of information. [...] The Philosophy of Information is a lovely source of ideas, and also a wonderful indication of how much there might be to gain for philosophy by looking at contemporary computer science."--Staffan Angere, Theoria "This is an ambitious book. [...] there is a great deal to admire in this book, including much to admire philosophically. For example, some of the material on epistemology, especially Ch. 13 but also some of his work on the definition of knowledge, is masterful [...] this an intriguing, eye-opening work."--Frederick Kroon, Journal of Applied Philosophy "Given the breadth and depth of coverage of all its topics, the careful organisation and structuring of concepts, and the relevance of its contents, The Philosophy of Information shall be deemed essential reading for philosophers and computer scientists alike, especially those interested in Artificial Intelligence."--Flavio Soares Correa da Silva, AISB Quarterly "Just around the beginning of the new millennium, Floridi began his important and influential program, and this book brings between two covers much of his previous work, and also augments, updates, and connects these publications. [...] Floridi's book sets an ambitious agenda for the philosophy of information. [..] there is much of interest and value in this major book."--J. Michael Dunn, Metascience "The Philosophy of Information is clearly a work of great ambition, originality, and value."--Stephen Leach, Metapsychology "Very well written, and clearly presented. [...] many authors have written about philosophy and information before, but no-one has set out to deal with it in such a thorough way. This is clearly a very important book, and I think it justifies the author's claim that it describes the first philosophical analysis of information in all its aspects."--David Bawden, Library and Information Research "The non-technical portions are understandable to everyone and provide plenty of food for thought."--Steven Harnad, Times Literary Supplement, Very well written, and clearly presented. ... many authors have written about philosophy and information before, but no-one has set out to deal with it in such a thorough way. This is clearly a very important book, and I think it justifies the author's claim that it describes the first philosophical analysis of information in all its aspects., Given the breadth and depth of coverage of all its topics, the careful organisation and structuring of concepts, and the relevance of its contents, The Philosophy of Information shall be deemed essential reading for philosophers and computer scientists alike, especially those interested in Artificial Intelligence., Just around the beginning of the new millennium, Floridi began his important and influential program, and this book brings between two covers much of his previous work, and also augments, updates, and connects these publications ... Floridis book sets an ambitious agenda for the philosophy of information ... there is much of interest and value in this major book., The impressive and exciting project that Floridi undertakes in his book is aimed at establishing the philosophy of information as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy, with its own method and research programme ... Floridi's book not only presents a comprehensive framework for the philosophy of information but also makes a strong case for its legitimacy as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy. The intellectual debates and new research that it has already stimulated testify to itsimportance as a significant contribution to the literature., This is an ambitious book ... there is a great deal to admire in this book, including much to admire philosophically. For example, some of the material on epistemology, especially Ch. 13 but also some of his work on the definition of knowledge, is masterful ... this an intriguing, eye-opening work, "impressive and exciting ... The intellectual debates and new research that [the book] has already stimulated testify to its importance as a significant contribution to literature." --Mind, "The impressive and exciting project that Floridi undertakes in his book is aimed at establishing the philosophy of information as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy, with its own method and research programme. [...] Floridi's book not only presents a comprehensive framework for the philosophy of information but also makes a strong case for its legitimacy as a mature subdiscipline of philosophy. The intellectual debates and new research that it has already stimulated testify to its importance as a significant contribution to the literature."--Hilmi Demir, MindThis is a monumental work [...] Floridi goes through much of contemporary philosophy, as seen through a lens fashioned from the concept of information. [...] The Philosophy of Information is a lovely source of ideas, and also a wonderful indication of how much there might be to gain for philosophy by looking at contemporary computer science."--Staffan Angere, Theoria"This is an ambitious book. [...] there is a great deal to admire in this book, including much to admire philosophically. For example, some of the material on epistemology, especially Ch. 13 but also some of his work on the definition of knowledge, is masterful [...] this an intriguing, eye-opening work."--Frederick Kroon, Journal of Applied Philosophy"Given the breadth and depth of coverage of all its topics, the careful organisation and structuring of concepts, and the relevance of its contents, The Philosophy of Information shall be deemed essential reading for philosophers and computer scientists alike, especially those interested in Artificial Intelligence."--Flavio Soares Correa da Silva, AISB Quarterly"Just around the beginning of the new millennium, Floridi began his important and influential program, and this book brings between two covers much of his previous work, and also augments, updates, and connects these publications. [...] Floridi's book sets an ambitious agenda for the philosophy of information. [..] there is much of interest and value in this major book."--J. Michael Dunn, Metascience"The Philosophy of Information is clearly a work of great ambition, originality, and value."--Stephen Leach, Metapsychology"Very well written, and clearly presented. [...] many authors have written about philosophy and information before, but no-one has set out to deal with it in such a thorough way. This is clearly a very important book, and I think it justifies the author's claim that it describes the first philosophical analysis of information in all its aspects."--David Bawden, Library and Information Research"The non-technical portions are understandable to everyone and provide plenty of food for thought."--Steven Harnad, Times Literary Supplement
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal020.1
Table Of ContentPreface1. What is the Philosophy of Information?2. Open Problems in the Philosophy of Information3. The Method of Levels of Abstraction4. Semantic Information and the Veridicality Thesis5. Outline of a Theory of Strongly Semantic Information6. The Symbol Grounding Problem7. Action-Based Semantics8. Semantic Information and the Correctness Theory of Truth9. The Logical Unsolvability of the Gettier Problem10. The Logic of Being Informed11. Understanding Epistemic Relevance12. Semantic Information and the Network Theory of Account13. Consciousness, Agents and the Knowledge Game14. Against Digital Ontology15. A Defence of Informational Structural RealismReferences
SynopsisLuciano Floridi presents a book that will set the agenda for the philosophy of information. PI is the philosophical field concerned with (1) the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation, and sciences, and (2) the elaboration and application of information-theoretic and computational methodologies to philosophical problems. This book lays down, for the first time, the conceptual foundations for this new area of research. It does so systematically, by pursuing three goals. Its metatheoretical goal is to describe what the philosophy of information is, its problems, approaches, and methods. Its introductory goal is to help the reader to gain a better grasp of the complex and multifarious nature of the various concepts and phenomena related to information. Its analytic goal is to answer several key theoretical questions of great philosophical interest, arising from the investigation of semantic information., Luciano Floridi presents a book that will set the agenda for the philosophy of information. PI is the philosophical field concerned with (1) the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation, and sciences, and (2) the elaboration and application of information-theoretic and computational methodologies to philosophical problems. This book lays down, for the first time, the conceptualfoundations for this new area of research. It does so systematically, by pursuing three goals. Its metatheoretical goal is to describe what the philosophy of information is, its problems, approaches, andmethods. Its introductory goal is to help the reader to gain a better grasp of the complex and multifarious nature of the various concepts and phenomena related to information. Its analytic goal is to answer several key theoretical questions of great philosophical interest, arising from the investigation of semantic information., Luciano Floridi presents a book that will set the agenda for the philosophy of information -- the study of the nature of information and the development of information-theoretic and computational methodologies for philosophy. It revitalizes old philosophical questions, poses new problems, and it has already produced a wealth of important results.
LC Classification NumberZ665
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