Putting information first : Luciano Floridi and the philosophy of information /: Luciano Floridi and the philosophy of information. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Patrick Allo.
• Other Names: Allo, Patrick; Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Contents: Front Matter -- Introduction. Putting Information First: Luciano Floridi and the Philosophy of Information / Patrick Allo -- Knowledge. The Value of knowledge and the Pursuit of Survival / Sherrilyn Roush -- Knowledge Transmissibility and Pluralistic Ignorance: A First Stab / Vincent F Hendricks -- Agency. Meeting Floridi's Challenge to Artificial Intelligence from the Knowledge-Game Test for Self-Consciousness / Selmer Bringsjord -- Semantic Information. Information without Truth / Andrea Scarantino, Gualtiero Piccinini -- Information and knowledge ̉ la Floridi / Fred Adams -- Methodology. Abstraction, Law, and Freedom in Computer Science / Timothy Colburn, Gary Shute -- Metaphysics. Structuralism and Information / Ot̀vio Bueno -- Ethics. Why Information Ethics must begin with Virtue Ethics / Richard Volkman -- Replies. The Philosophy of Information: Ten Years Later / Luciano Floridi -- Epilogue. Philosophy in the Information Age / Terrell Ward Bynum -- Index. Machine generated contents note: Notes on Contributors. -- 1. Introduction: Putting Information First: Luciano Floridi and The Philosophy of Information (Patrick Allo). -- 2. The Value of Knowledge and The Pursuit of Survival: Sherrilyn Roush -- 3. Knowledge Transmissibility and Pluralistic Ignorance: A First Stab (Vincent F. Hendricks). -- 4. Meeting Floridi's Challenge To Artificial Intelligence From The Knowledge-Game Test For Self-Consciousness (Selmer Bringsjord). -- 5. Information Without Truth (Andrea Scarantino and Gualtiero Piccinini). -- 6. Information and Knowledge À La Floridi (Fred Adams). -- 7. Abstraction, Law, and Freedom in Computer Science (Timothy Colburn and Gary Shute). -- 8. Structuralism and Information (Otávio Bueno). -- 9. Why Information Ethics Must Begin With Virtue Ethics (Richard Volkman). -- 10. Replies -- The Philosophy Of Information: Ten Years Later (Luciano Floridi). -- 11. Epilogue -- Philosophy In The Information Age (Terrell Ward Bynum). -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 004; Computer science -- Philosophy; Information technology -- Philosophy; SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Computer science -- Philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781444396836; 1444396838; 9781444396812; 1444396811; 9781444396829; 1283408511; 9781283408516
• Related ISBNs: 144439682X; 9781444338676; 1444338676
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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