LEADER 02487oam 22005411a 450 001 9910459155503321 005 20220207032642.0 010 $a9786613222718 010 $a1-283-22271-X 010 $a0-19-157298-5 035 $a(CKB)2560000000326674 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156578 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC737413 035 $a(PPN)230186300 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL737413 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10485527 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322271 035 $a(OCoLC)742333440 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000326674 100 $a20110810d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInformation $ea very short introduction /$fLuciano Floridi 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 130 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aVery short introductions 311 0 $a0-19-955137-5 311 0 $a0-19-177734-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- 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. 330 8 $aLuciano 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. 330 $aWe live in an information-soaked existence, but what is it? The concept of is a profound one, rooted in mathematic central to whole branches of science, yet with implications on every aspect of our everyday lives. The author unpacks this concept: what information is, how it is measured, its value and meaning across many faculties. 410 0$aVery short introductions. 606 $aKnowledge, Sociology of 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aKnowledge, Sociology of. 676 $a001 700 $aFloridi$b Luciano$0486394 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910459155503321 996 $aInformation$91508159 997 $aUNINA