256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Chapter 1: Divide et computa: Philosophy and the digital environment; Chapter 2: The digital workshop; Chapter 3: A revolution called Internet; Chapter 4: The digital domain; Chapter 5: Artificial intelligence: A light approach; Conclusion
Biography
Luciano Floridi is research fellow at Wolfson College and lecturer in philosophy at Jesus College, Oxford University.
An impressive introductory text. Floridi bravely categorises artificial intelligence and deals with cyborgs and robots. - New Scientist
'Floridi's book is a technical tour de force an excellent introduction to the new technology that dominates our lives.' - The Philosopher's Magazine, Winter 2000
'A very good introduction to computing and to philosophical problems of computing...the book will provide philosophers with a very good understanding of computer science and related philosophical problems.' - MATH
