What is the Philosophy of Information

By Luciano Floridi. 2002

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Critical data studies: An introduction (2016, background): “In their ability to provide interpretations of reality, data are apprehended through various levels of informational abstraction (Floridi, 2011) that frame what data are about.”
Is Semantic Information Meaningful Data? (2005, background): “More recently, the bipartite account has begun to influence the philosophy of computing and information as well (see for example Chalmers [1996], Floridi [1999], Franklin [1995] and Mingers [1997]).”
Fake News: A Definition (2018, background): “Like ‘fake news’, ‘disinformation’ derives from a prior, philosophically more “respectable” notion: the notion of information, which in recent years has led to a burgeoning literature in the philosophy of information (Floridi 2011).”
The mathematical theory of information (2007, background): “Do we need a new information theory? Unsurprisingly, there is no one single theory of information, but several theories: semantic theories [2], algorithmic information theory [5,4], logic of information [7], information algebra [9], philosophy of information [ 8 ], information flow [3], quantum info”
‘A mechanistic interpretation, if possible’: How does predictive modelling causality affect the regulation of chemicals? (2016, background): “Conversely, it will also analyse the notion of causality as it is at play with QSAR models and regulation processes, hence providing insights into the philosophy of computing and information (Floridi, 2011; Illari and Russo, 2014).”
What Is Disinformation? (2015, methodology): “Second, according to some analyses of information (Dretske, 1983, p. 57; Floridi, 2011, p. 260), something can only count as information if it is true.”
Artificial Intelligence and Management: The Automation–Augmentation Paradox (2020, background): “Such a perspective will enable a discussion of “ distributed morality ” (Floridi, 2013), which relies on shared ethical norms developed through collaborative practices (Mittelstadt et al., 2016) and critically assesses whether, and to what extent, such morality replaces or complements our current…”
What is quantum information (2016, background): “According to the first view, information is something that carries semantic content (Bar-Hillel and Carnap 1953; Bar-Hillel 1964; Floridi 2011); it is therefore strongly related with semantic notions such as reference, meaning and representation.”
6G Networks: Beyond Shannon Towards Semantic and Goal-Oriented Communications (2020, background): “information theory, each aimed at emphasizing different perspectives: philosophy of information [25], logic and information [26], information algebra [27], information flow [28], quantum information theory [29], algorithmic information theory [30], [31].”