Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction
, by Floridi,LucianoNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780415180252 | 0415180252
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 9/9/1999
This accessible book explores the development, history and future of Information and Communication Technology using examples from philosophy. Luciano Floridi offers both an introduction to these technologies and a philosophical analysis of the problems they pose. The book examines a wide range of areas of technology, including the digital revolution, the Web and Internet, Artificial Intelligence and CD-ROMS. We see how the relationship between philosophy and computing provokes many crucial philosophical questions. Ultimately,Philosophy and Computingoutlines what the future philosophy of information will need to undertake.