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Information and the History of Philosophy (Hardcover)
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Information and the History of Philosophy (Hardcover)
Series: Rewriting the History of Philosophy
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In recent years the philosophy of information has emerged as an
important area of research in philosophy. However, until now
information's philosophical history has been largely overlooked.
Information and the History of Philosophy is the first
comprehensive investigation of the history of philosophical
questions around information, including work from before the Common
Era to the twenty-first century. It covers scientific and
technology-centred notions of information, views of human
information processing, as well as socio-political topics such as
the control and use of information in societies. Organised into
five parts, 19 chapters by an international team of contributors
cover the following topics and more: Information before 500 CE,
including ancient Chinese, Greek and Roman approaches to
information; Early theories of information processing, sources of
information and cognition; Information and computation in Leibniz,
visualised scientific information, copyright and social reform; The
nineteenth century, including biological information, knowledge
economies and information's role in empire and eugenics; Recent and
contemporary philosophy of information, including racialised
information, Shannon information and the very idea of an
information revolution. Information and the History of Philosophy
is a landmark publication in this emerging field. As such, it is
essential reading for students and researchers in the history of
philosophy, philosophy of science and technology, and library and
information studies. It is also a valuable resource for those
working in subjects such as the history of science, media and
communication studies and intellectual history.
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