Philosophy of Information

The first comprehensive technical overview of a new emerging field: the philosophy of information

Dov M. Gabbay (Series edited by), Paul Thagard (Series edited by), John Woods (Series edited by), Pieter Adriaans (Volume editor), Johan F.A.K. van Benthem (Volume editor)

9780444517265, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 10 November 2008

1000 pages
24 x 16.5 x 4.7 cm, 1.44 kg

Information is a recognized fundamental notion across the sciences and humanities, which is crucial to understanding physical computation, communication, and human cognition. The Philosophy of Information brings together the most important perspectives on information. It includes major technical approaches, while also setting out the historical backgrounds of information as well as its contemporary role in many academic fields. Also, special unifying topics are high-lighted that play across many fields, while we also aim at identifying relevant themes for philosophical reflection. There is no established area yet of Philosophy of Information, and this Handbook can help shape one, making sure it is well grounded in scientific expertise. As a side benefit, a book like this can facilitate contacts and collaboration among diverse academic milieus sharing a common interest in information.

1 Introduction
2 Philosophy and information
3 Foundation, Major technical approaches
4 Informatics: Major themes in transforming/using information
5 Information in the Sciences & Humanities
6 Epilogue, future perspectives and research directions (Editors)

Subject Areas: Mathematics [PB], Philosophy [HP], Information theory [GPF], Reference works [GBC]