Is There a Philosophy of Information?

In 2002, Luciano Floridi published a paper called What is the Philosophy of Information?, where he argues for a new paradigm in philosophical research. To what extent should his proposal be accepted? Is the Philosophy of Information actually a new paradigm, in the Kuhninan sense, in Philosophy? Or i...

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Publicado en:Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 161 - 172
Autores principales: Adams, Fred, Moraes, João
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2016
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