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1 online resource (xv, 130 pages) : illustrations |
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Very short introductions |
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Very short introductions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
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. |
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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. |
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Knowledge, Sociology of.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Knowledge, Sociology of. (OCoLC)fst00988190
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Einführung
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Information
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Einführung.
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Einführung.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Floridi, Luciano, 1964- Information. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2010 9780199551378 (DLC) 2009941599 (OCoLC)430842403 |
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9780191572982 (electronic bk.) |
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0191572985 (electronic bk.) |
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9780191609541 (electronic bk.) |
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0191609544 (electronic bk.) |
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