Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction

Floridi, Luciano

ISBN 10: 0415180252 / ISBN 13: 9780415180252

Published by Routledge, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415180252
• ISBN 13: 9780415180252
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 385.6 grams

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Synopsis

Philosophy and Computing explores each of the following areas of technology: the digital revolution; the computer; the Internet and the Web; CD-ROMs and Mulitmedia; databases, textbases, and hypertexts; Artificial Intelligence; the future of computing.
Luciano Floridi shows us how the relationship between philosophy and computing provokes a wide range of philosophical questions: is there a philosophy of information? What can be achieved by a classic computer? How can we define complexity? What are the limits of quantam computers? Is the Internet an intellectual space or a polluted environment? What is the paradox in the Strong Artificial Intlligence program?
Philosophy and Computing is essential reading for anyone wishing to fully understand both the development and history of information and communication technology as well as the philosophical issues it ultimately raises.

About the Author

Luciano Floridi is research fellow at Wolfson College and lecturer in philosophy at Jesus College, Oxford University.