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Philosophy in the Information Age
In Armen T. Marsoobian, Brian J. Huschle, Eric Cavallero & Patrick Allo (eds.), Putting Information First. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 171–193 (2011-04-22)
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: Two Philosophers of the Information Age Wiener's Role in the Birth of the Information Revolution Wiener on the Nature of the Universe Digital Physics Human Nature Artificial Agents Wiener on Society in the Information Age The Philosophy of Information: Floridi's Ambitious Project Floridi on the Nature and Goodness of the Universe Artificial Agents and Ethics Human Nature and the Information Society Concluding Remarks: Comparing Wiener and Floridi Acknowledgments References.Author's Profile
epilogue ‐ philosophy in the information age “Information Age” ‐ experiencing an “Information Revolution” interaction of philosophy ‐ with the information revolution Wiener's role in the birth of the information revolution Wiener, focusing his attention and energy ‐ social and ethical implications of “cybernetics” Wiener, intent on making ‐ new contributions to Philosophy human beings, viewed as fundamentally informational ‐ as other physical entities cybernetics, taking the view ‐ that structure of machine, being an index of performance Wiener on society in information age ‐ communities and societies, second‐order cybernetic systems Floridi on nature and goodness of the universe ‐ “constructionist,” ultimate reality being unknowable, a “black box”
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| original | Bynum, Terrell Ward (2010) "Philosophy in the information age". Metaphilosophy 41(3):420-442 |
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