This guide provides a survey of the themes, problems, arguments and theories constituting the field of the philosophy of computing and information. It presents an introduction to a wide range of topics, including computer ethics, Internet culture, digital art, cybernetics and hypertext theory. Editor(s): Floridi, Luciano. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20. BIC Classification: HP; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694. . 2003. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0631229191
ISBN 13: 9780631229193
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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This Guide provides an ambitious state-of-the-art survey of the fundamental themes, problems, arguments and theories constituting the philosophy of computing.

A complete guide to the philosophy of computing and information.
Comprises 26 newly-written chapters by leading international experts.
Provides a complete, critical introduction to the field.
Each chapter combines careful scholarship with an engaging writing style.
Includes an exhaustive glossary of technical terms.
Ideal as a course text, but also of interest to researchers and general readers.

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Luciano Floridi is Associate Professor of Logic and Epistemology at the University of Bari and Markle Foundation Fellow at the University of Oxford, where he is a member of the Faculty of Philosophy and of the Sub-Faculty of Computing. He is the author of Sextus Empiricus: The Recovery and Transmission of Pyrrhonism (2002), Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction (1999), Internet: An Epistemological Essay (1997), and Scepticism and the Foundation of Epistemology: A Study in the Metalogical Fallacies (1996).

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