May 26, 2015 luciano floridi, professor of philosophy and ethics of information at oxford, is considered one of the worlds leading experts on the great digital disruption. The oxford professor of philosophy and the ethics of information says methods for discussing the ethics of information technology have been latent in philosophy from its origins. Professor luciano floridi oxford internet institute, university of oxford. Professor floridi s research areas are the philosophy of information, information and computer ethics, and the philosophy of technology. The best books on the philosophy of information five books. This paper is a critical reconstruction of luciano floridi s view of librarianship as stewardship of a semantic environment, a view that is at odds with the dominant tradition in which library and information science lis is understood as social epistemology. May 15, 2008 the paper presents a critical appraisal of floridis metaphysical foundation of information ecology. Development of information philosophy philosophy of information can be traced back to works of floridi 2002 who describes its aims as 1. View the presentation while you listen to the podcast. Aug 24, 2017 luciano floridi is professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, where he is also the director of the digital ethics lab of the oxford internet institute. Luciano floridi 2002 ethics and information technology 4 4.
Professor floridis research areas are the philosophy of information, information and computer ethics, and the philosophy of technology. Reviewanthony beavers minds and machines 21 1 through information transfer gossip, lectures, reading. Luciano floridis philosophy of technology springerlink. One of the major figures in the area is the philosopher luciano floridi 2002. Pdf floridis philosophy of information and information ethics. In this concise package, luciano floridi successfully introduces reader to various aspects important for the philosophy of information. They have brought new opportunities as well as new challenges for human development. The philosophy of information pi is a new area of research with its own. In 2011, i awarded a laurea honoris causa by the university of suceava, romania, for my research on the philosophy of information. He is the author, most recently, of the fourth revolution. The oxford internet institute oii is a multidisciplinary department of social and computer science dedicated to the study of information, communication, and technology, and is part of the social sciences division of the university of oxford, england. In chapters 1 and 2, floridi defends the place of the philosophy of information in the landscape of philosophical fields and identifies 18 central questions themes, really. On the intrinsic value of information objects and the infosphere.
In this very short introduction, one of the worlds 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. Luciano floridi is professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, where he is also the director of the digital ethics lab of the oxford internet institute. The blackwell guide to the philosophy of computing and information. Luciano floridi is the oiis professor of philosophy and ethics of information. On floridis metaphysical foundation of information ecology. Manfred eigen 1992 life is a complex system for information storage and processing. Luciano floridi discusses the philosophy of information album of video interviews. Open problems in the philosophy of information luciano floridi abstract. Pdf the ethics of information download full pdf book. Luciano floridi is professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, senior research fellow at the oxford internet institute, and fellow of st cross college, oxford. The core aim of this special issue is to present the philosophy of information as a way of doing philosophy, to focus on the contributions of luciano floridi to that area, and most important, to stimulate the debate on the most distinctive. A multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the university of oxford, dedicated to the social science of the internet.
Jan 15, 2011 luciano floridi presents a book that will set the agenda for the philosophy of information. Personal democracy forum italia rome, 29th september 2014. The philosophy of information pi is a new area of research with its own field. Philosophy of information ai ethics data ethics digital ethics information ethics. He is considered the founder of the philosophy of information. Quicktime streaming video requires the quicktime plugin, broadband recommended.
The best books on the philosophy of information recommended by luciano floridi. In madrid he founded and edited a weekly newspaper. Simon lecture of computing and philosophy i gave at carnegie mellon. I am the oiis professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, where i am also the director of the digital ethics lab of the oxford internet institute, and professorial fellow of exeter college. Icts have profoundly changed many aspects of modern life, and a new discipline of information ethics ie has emerged that investigates their ethical impact on human life and society. Luciano floridi is the professor of philosophy and ethics of information and director of the digital ethics lab at the university of oxford his work combines a theoretical perspective of logic and epistemology on the one hand he was trained as an analytic language philosopher, with a technical perspective based on computer science and information technology on the other.
He was appointed president of the international society. Download question and answer session following the lecture mp3, 39mb. Luciano floridis research areas are the philosophy of information, information and computer ethics, and the philosophy of technology. This paper is a critical reconstruction of luciano floridis view of librarianship as stewardship of a semantic environment, a view that is at odds with the dominant tradition in which library and information science lis is understood as social epistemology. Review luciano floridi 1999 ethics and information technology 1 1. Development of information philosophyphilosophy of information can be traced back to works of floridi 2002 who describes its aims as 1. Pi is the philosophical field concerned with 1 the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation, and sciences, and 2 the elaboration and application of informationtheoretic and computational methodologies to philosophical.
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Professor luciano floridi the oxford uehiro centre for. There is no consensus yet on the definition of semantic information. Luciano floridi is best known for his foundational research on the philosophy of information and information ethics, two new research areas that he has contributed to establish. Pdf the philosophy of information by luciano floridi frederick. He was junior research fellow and then research fellow of. Independently of how members of s are defined, the four principles are for x ranging over s7. Luciano floridi claims that these new technologies have led to a revolutionary shift. Professor of philosophy and ethics of information, director of digital ethics lab, oxford university verified email at oii. Pi is the philosophical field concerned with 1 the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation, and sciences, and 2 the elaboration and application of information theoretic and computational. Floridi in defence of the veridical nature of semantic information 35 h. In addition to that, he is a distinguished research fellow of the uehiro centre for practical ethics of the faculty of philosophy, and research associate and. Luciano floridi is professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, where he is the director of research and senior research fellow of the oxford internet institute, governing body fellow of st cross college, distinguished research fellow of the uehiro centre for practical ethics, faculty of philosophy, and. Floridis work helps to explain the normative dimensions of librarianship in ways that epistemology does not, and his philosophy of. Luciano floridi is professor in philosophy at the university of hertfordshire, where he holds the chair in philosophy of information and the unesco chair in information and computer ethics.
He is the oiis professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, where he is also the director of the digital ethics lab of the oxford internet institute. Oii professor luciano floridi oxford internet institute. Congratulations to professor luciano floridi, who has received the 2018 thinker award from ibm in conjunction with ibms thinkmagazine. Luciano floridi pdf personal democracy forum youtube. A very short introduction very short introductions paperback 25 feb. Professor floridi is a professorial fellow of exeter college.
Luciano floridis philosophy of technology critical. Sextus empiricus, the recovery and transmission of pyrrhonism. Pi is the philosophical field concerned with 1 the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation, and sciences, and 2 the elaboration and application of information theoretic and computational methodologies to philosophical. Relevant information, the sirlsthomson scientific isi samuel lazarow memorial lecture, university of arizona, usa, february 8 2007. Oct 27, 2014 personal democracy forum italia rome, 29th september 2014. Luciano floridi awarded and appointed faculty of philosophy. Steps forward in the philosophy of information 305 on how it approaches the relation between data and information. Luciano floridi is professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, and chair of the data ethics group of the alan. These lines always complete a cycle after a breakout occurs. Professor luciano floridi is professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the oxford internet institute oii at oxford university.
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Still in oxford, i am distinguished research fellow of the uehiro centre for practical ethics and senior member of the faculty of philosophy, and research associate and fellow in information policy of the department of computer science. He is the oiis professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford. I am turing fellow of the alan turing institute the uk national institute for data science and artificial intelligence and chair of its data ethics group. I like his approach here for information to be transmitted and received, it has to be true, which narrows. Jaime luciano balmes spanish philosopher britannica. Information organizes and breeds life life is a dynamic state of matter organized by information. Professor floridi, professorial fellow of exeter college and professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the oxford internet institute, received the award in recognition of his research in digital ethics. Computational and informationtheoretic research in philosophy has become. It highlights some of the issues raised by floridi with regard to the axiological status of the objects in the infosphere, the moral status of artificial agents, and floridis foundation of information ethics as information ecology.
Minoru kanehisa 2000 traditionally life has been identified with material organi zations which observe certain lists of properties, e. Both concern my formulation of a theory of strongly semantic information, or tssi floridi 2004. Luciano floridi, professor of philosophy and ethics of information at oxford, is considered one of the worlds leading experts on the great digital disruption. A very short introduction very short introductions by floridi, luciano isbn. Information society titled the philosophy of information, its nature and future developments, published in 2009 and edited by luciano floridi. Information and communication technologies of the 20th century have had a significant impact on our daily lives. Luciano floridi is currently professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the university of oxford, oxford internet institute, governing body fellow of st cross college, oxford, senior member of the faculty of philosophy, research associate and fellow in information policy at the department of computer science, university of oxford, and distinguished research fellow of the oxford. Luciano floridi, a philosopher of information, cuts across many subjects, from a brief look at the mathematical roots of information its definition and measurement in bits to its role in genetics we are information, and its social meaning and value. Floridi is a philosopher, and his much more detailed book on the philosophy of information will take you much deeper into a few of these topics. Other research interests include the philosophy of technology, epistemology, philosophy of logic, and the history and philosophy of scepticism. Interview with professor luciano floridi the freethink tank. The philosophy of information hardcover luciano floridi. Let me first present the structure of the book before examining its global threads.
Luciano floridi develops an original ethical framework for dealing with the new challenges posed by information and communication technologies icts. In this article, i summarise the ontological theory of informational privacy an approach based on information ethics and then discuss four types of interesting challenges confronting any theory of informational privacy. Luciano floridi the fourth information revolution and its. This paper contributes to the current debate by criticising and revising the standard definition of semantic information sdi as meaningful data, in favour of the dretskegrice approach.