Information and communication technology occupies a central place in the modern world, with society becoming increasingly dependent on it every day. It is therefore unsurprising that it has become a growing subject area in contemporary philosophy, which relies heavily on informational concepts. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Information is an outstanding reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into four parts:
basic ideas
quantitative and formal aspects
natural and physical aspects
human and semantic aspects.
Within these sections central issues are examined, including probability, the logic of information, informational metaphysics, the philosophy of data and evidence, and the epistemic value of information.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Information is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, computer science and communication studies.
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"Some of the discussed topics include probability, computation, mathematical theories of information, semantics information, truth-value of information, quantum information, causality, the representation of information in biological entities, and information in law and art. The result is a volume that is simultaneously accessible, comprehensive, and well balanced. A wide range of readers can benefit from these essays. (...) Summing Up: Recommended. All readers."
- D. Bantz, University of Alaska in CHOICE
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Luciano Floridi is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK.
Introduction - Mapping the Philosophy of Information Luciano Floridi
Part 1: Basic Ideas
Physics and Information Nathan Harshman
Probability and Information Peter Milne
Computation and Information Gualtiero Piccinini & Andrea Scarantino
Mathematical Theory of Information (Shannon) Olimpia I. Lombardi
Algorithmic Information Theory (Kolmogorov) Alexander Shen
Semantic Information Luciano Floridi
The Method of Levels of Abstraction Luciano Floridi
Part 2: Quantitative and Formal Aspects
The Logic of Information Patrick Allo
Information Processing and Instructional Information Marty Wolf & Nir Fresco
Information in the Philosophy of Computer Science Giuseppe Primiero
Information in the Philosophy of AI and the Symbol Grounding Problem Selmer Bringsjord
The Philosophy of Distributed Information (social information, announcements, testimony) Vincent Hendricks & Rasmus Rendsvig
Modelling Information (philosophy of simulation/model) Patrick Grim
The Decisional Value of Information (choice/decision theory, phil. of economics, game theory) Martin Peterson
The Philosophy of Mathematical Information Marcello D'Agostino
Bayesianism and information Jon Williamson & Michael Wilde
Part 3: Natural and Physical Aspects
The Philosophy of Data and Evidence Sabina Leonelli
Informational Metaphysics (the informational nature of reality) Terry Bynum
The Philosophy of Quantum Information Chris Timpson
Causality and Information Phyllis Illari & Federica Russo
Philosophy of Science and Information Ioannis Votsis
Teleosemantics and Ecological Information John Symons
The Philosophy of Biological Information Barton Moffatt
The Philosophy of Semiotic Information Sara Cannizzaro
The Philosophy of Communication and Information Ulrich Stegmann
Part 4: Human and Semantic Aspects
The Epistemic Value of Information (information, cognition, and knowledge) Frederick Adams
Mis- and Dis-information (lying, propaganda etc.) Don Fallis
Information-theoretic Philosophy of Mind William Bechtel & Jason Winning
The Moral Value of Information and Information Ethics Mariarosaria Taddeo
The Aesthetic Value of Information and Information-based Art Katherine Thomson-Jones
The Interpretative Value of Information (hermeneutics, phenomenology) Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis
The Philosophy of Law in an Information Society Ugo Pagallo & Massimo Durante
The Spiritual Value of Information (Informational Approaches to Theology and/or Philosophy of Religion) George Medley
