Document (#40271)

Author

Floridi, L.

Title

Information: a very short introduction

Imprint

Oxford : Oxford University Press

Year

2010

Pages

XV, 130 S

Isbn

978-0-19-955137-8

Series

Very short introductions : stimulating ways in to new subjects ; 225

Abstract

We live in a society that is awash with information, but few of us really understand what information is. In this Very Short Introduction, one of the world's leading authorities on the philosophy of information and on information ethics, Luciano Floridi, offers an illuminating exploration of information as it relates to both philosophy and science. He discusses the roots of the concept of information in mathematics and science, and considers the role of information in several fields, including biology. Floridi also discusses concepts such as "Infoglut" (too much information to process) and the emergence of an information society, and he addresses the nature of information as a communication process and its place as a physical phenomenon. Perhaps more important, he explores information's meaning and value, and ends by considering the broader social and ethical issues relating to information, including problems surrounding accessibility, privacy, ownership, copyright, and open source. This book helps us understand the true meaning of the concept and how it can be used to understand our world. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Theme

Information

LCSH

Knowledge, Sociology of

RSWK

Information / Soziologie / Einführung
Information / Philosophie / Informationstheorie / Wissenssoziologie / Einführung
HNI
Philosophie / Information / Bedeutung / Differenz / Daten / Einführung (HBZ)
Informationsgesellschaft / Informationsaufnahme / Informationsbedarf / Informationsbeschaffung / Informationsethik / Zugang / Drop-out / Slum (HBZ)
Neue Medien/ Medienkonsum
Information / Mathematik / Semantik
Physik / Information / Entropie / Maxwellscher Dämon
Biologie / Information / Genetik / DNS / Codon / Kommunikation / Neurobiologie
Information / Wirtschaft

BK

02.02 (Wissenschaftstheorie)
06.00 (Information und Dokumentation: Allgemeines)
53.71 (Theoretische Nachrichtentechnik)
54.64 (Datenbanken)

DDC

306.42

GHBS

HNI (PB)

LCC

BD175

RVK

AN 92550
AN 93000
BD 175
CC 2400
QH 710
WB 4000
MR 2200

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