02487oam 22005411a 450 991045915550332120220207032642.097866132227181-283-22271-X0-19-157298-5(CKB)2560000000326674(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156578(MiAaPQ)EBC737413(PPN)230186300(Au-PeEL)EBL737413(CaPaEBR)ebr10485527(CaONFJC)MIL322271(OCoLC)742333440(EXLCZ)99256000000032667420110810d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInformation a very short introduction /Luciano FloridiOxford :Oxford University Press,2010.1 online resource (xv, 130 pages) illustrationsVery short introductions0-19-955137-5 0-19-177734-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.We live in an information-soaked existence, but what is it? The concept of is a profound one, rooted in mathematic central to whole branches of science, yet with implications on every aspect of our everyday lives. The author unpacks this concept: what information is, how it is measured, its value and meaning across many faculties.Very short introductions.Knowledge, Sociology ofElectronic books.Knowledge, Sociology of.001Floridi Luciano486394MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910459155503321Information1508159UNINA