Information
A Very Short Introduction
$28.96
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
22 February 2010
Summary
We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet. Some say we suffer from ‘infoglut’. But what is information? The concept of ‘information’ is a profound one, rooted in mathematics, central to whole branches of science, yet with implications on every aspect of our everyday lives: DNA provides the information to create us; we learn through the information fed to us; we relate to each other through informati…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199551378 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199551375 |
| Author: | Luciano Floridi |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 22 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 113mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
Splendidly pellucid.
`If the term didn’t carry such negative connotations, I would be tempted to call Floridi’s book a shining example of infotainment. But it does, so I won’t.‘Steven Poole, The Guardian
About The Author
Luciano Floridi
Luciano Floridi is the Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the Oxford Internet Institute, and a fellow of St Cross College, Oxford University. He is the founder and director of the Oxford University Information Ethics Research Group. His research interests include the philosophy of information, information and computer ethics, epistemology and philosophy of logic, and the history and philosophy of scepticism. He is the author of Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction (Routledge, 1999) and editor of the Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information (Blackwell, 2004).
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