Publisher's Synopsis
Philosophy of Information provides an accessible and comprehensive philosophical introduction to Information and Communication Technology. Using clear and simple language, Luciano Floridi offers both an introduction to new technologies and a philosophical analysis of the problems they pose.
The book explores each of the following areas of technology:
- the digital revolution
- the Internet and social media
- databases, textbases, and hypertexts
- artificial intelligence and artificial agents
- the future direction of computing.
Floridi shows us how the relationship between philosophy and information provokes the following sorts of philosophical questions:
- What is philosophy of information?
- What is a computer?
- What is the internet and what is it being used for?
- What impact has the digital revolution had on the world of organised information?
- What are the limits of artificial intelligence?
Philosophy of Information is essential reading for anyone wishing to fully understand both the development and history of information and communication technology as well as the philosophical and ethical issues it ultimately raises.
