Information : a very short introduction / / Luciano Floridi

• Autore: Floridi Luciano
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 130 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 001
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge, Sociology of
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Information
• ISBN: 9786613222718; 1-283-22271-X; 0-19-157298-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459155503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Very short introductions.