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Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction

By Luciano Floridi

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
0415180244, 9780415180245, 0415180252, 9780415180252, 9780203158951
LCC
QA76.167 .F56 1999
Open Library ID
OL385280M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1162650 bytes)
Edition
New edition
Pages
256\257
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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