Synopsis
There is no aspect of our lives that is unaffected by modern information and communication technologies (ICTs). Luciano Floridi argues that we may be witnessing a 'fourth revolution', in which our perception of ourselves is altered by these information technologies, which are creating and transforming our realities.
About the Author
Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire
Luciano Floridi is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, and Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. Among his recognitions, he has been appointed the Gauss Professor by the Academy of Sciences in Gottingen, and is recipient of the APA's Barwise Prize, the IACAP's Covey Award, and the INSEIT's Weizenbaum Award. He is an AISB and BCS Fellow, Editor in Chief of Philosophy & Technology and of the Synthese Library, and was Chairman of EU Commission's 'Onlife' research group. His most recent books are: ^i The Ethics of Information ^r(OUP, 2013), ^i The Philosophy of Information ^r (OUP, 2011), ^i Information: A Very Short Introduction ^r (OUP, 2010), and ^i The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics ^r (CUP, 2010).
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