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Information : a very short introduction /

Luciano Floridi unpacks this fundamental concept - what information is, how it is measured, its value and meaning - cutting across the sciences and humanities, from DNA to the Internet, and the ethical issues related to privacy, copyright and accessibility.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Floridi, Luciano, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Very short introductions.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of illustrations
  • List of tables
  • Introduction
  • The Information revolution
  • The Language of information
  • Mathematical information
  • Semantic information
  • Physical information
  • Biological information
  • Economic information
  • The Ethics of information
  • Epilogue: The Marriage of physis and techne
  • References
  • Index.