Principles and Issues of Luciano Floridi’s Philosophy of Information

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“Philosophy of Information” is an appellation coined by Luciano Floridi, the
contemporary Italian philosopher, to refer to a new field in the philosophical studies.
Philosophy of Information which is among ‘the philosophies of’ enjoys both
phenomenological aspect and metatheoritical aspect. Philosophy of Information (PI)
concerned with the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic
principles of information including dynamics of information and application of
sciences relevant to information; it also deals with the elaboration and application of
information-theoretic and computational methodologies to philosophical problems.
The essay ahead, initially presents the historical development of emerging
Philosophy of Information in the history of western thought; then it explains 18
issues of this theoretical area.
 

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