The Philosophy of Information

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Luciano Floridi (University of Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
08 March 2011

Philosophy; Philosophy: logic; Cognitivism, cognitive theory; Computer science

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 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.

By: Luciano Floridi (University of Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 800g
ISBN: 9780199232383
ISBN 10: 0199232385
Publication Date: 08 March 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1: What is the Philosophy of Information? 2: Open Problems in the Philosophy of Information 3: The Method of Levels of Abstraction 4: Semantic Information and the Veridicality Thesis 5: Outline of a Theory of Strongly Semantic Information 6: The Symbol Grounding Problem 7: Action-Based Semantics 8: Semantic Information and the Correctness Theory of Truth 9: The Logical Unsolvability of the Gettier Problem 10: The Logic of Being Informed 11: Understanding Epistemic Relevance 12: Semantic Information and the Network Theory of Account 13: Consciousness, Agents and the Knowledge Game 14: Against Digital Ontology 15: A Defence of Informational Structural Realism References

Reviews for The Philosophy of Information

the non-technical portions are understandable to everyone and provide plenty of food for thought. Steven Harnad, Times Literary Supplement there is much of interest and value in this major book. J. Michael Dunn, Metascience