The Philosophy of Information

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23399348
AutoresLuciano Floridi (0000-0002-5444-2280, autor correspondente)
Ano2011
Páginas405
Data de publicação2011-01-27
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoThe philosophy of information (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199232383.001.0001
OpenAlexW2045048510
Open LibraryOL24838751M
ISBN9780199232383
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas154

Computational and information-theoretic research in philosophy has become increasingly fertile and pervasive, giving rise to a wealth of interesting results. In consequence, a new and vitally important field has emerged, the philosophy of information (PI). This essay is the first attempt to analyse the nature of PI systematically. PI is defined as the philosophical field concerned with the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation, and sciences, and the elaboration and application of information-theoretic and computational methodologies to philosophical problems. I argue that PI is a mature discipline for three reasons: it represents an autonomous field of research; it provides an innovative approach to both traditional and new philosophical topics; and it can stand beside other branches of philosophy, offering a systematic treatment of the conceptual foundations of the world of information and the information society.

Epistemology · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Computer Science · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Philosophy · Information science · Information Theory