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The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of computing and information / edited by Luciano Floridi.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Blackwell philosophy guides.
- Blackwell philosophy guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer science--Philosophy.
- Computer science.
- Information technology--Philosophy.
- Information technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (388 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This Guide provides an ambitious state-of-the-art survey of the fundamental themes, problems, arguments and theories constituting the philosophy of computing.A complete guide to the philosophy of computing and information. Comprises 26 newly-written chapters by leading international experts. Provides a complete, critical introduction to the field. Each chapter combines careful scholarship with an engaging writing style. Includes an exhaustive glossary of technical terms. Ideal as a course text, but also of interest to researchers a
- Contents:
- The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Part I: Four Concepts; 1 Computation; 2 Complexity; 3 System: An Introduction to Systems Science; 4 Information; Part II: Computers in Society; 5 Computer Ethics; 6 Computer-mediated Communication and Human-Computer Interaction; 7 Internet Culture; 8 Digital Art; Part III: Mind and AI; 9 The Philosophy of AI and its Critique; 10 Computationalism, Connectionism, and the Philosophy of Mind; Part IV: Real and Virtual Worlds; 11 Ontology; 12 Virtual Reality; 13 The Physics of Information
- 14 Cybernetics15 Artificial Life; Part V: Language and Knowledge; 16 Information and Content; 17 Knowledge; 18 The Philosophy of Computer Languages; 19 Hypertext; Part VI: Logic and Probability; 20 Logic; 21 Probability in Artificial Intelligence; 22 Game Theory: Nash Equilibrium; Part VII: Science and Technology; 23 Computing in the Philosophy of Science; 24 Methodology of Computer Science; 25 Philosophy of Information Technology; 26 Computational Modeling as a Philosophical Methodology; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611320836
- 9781405164818
- 1405164816
- 9781782687412
- 1782687416
- 9781281320834
- 1281320838
- 9780470704752
- 0470704756
- 9780470757017
- 0470757019
- 9780470756768
- 0470756764
- OCLC:
- 212126575
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