The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information

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Luciano Floridi Preface [freely available without password]
1. Introduction
Luciano Floridi What is the Philosophy of Information? [freely available without password]
2. Four Concepts
Jack B Copeland Computation
Alasdair Urquhart Complexity
Klaus Mainzer System
Luciano Floridi Information [freely available without password]
3. Computers in Society
Deborah G Johnson Computer Ethics
Charles Ess Communication and Interaction
Wesley Cooper Cyberspace
Dominic McIver Lopes Digital Art
4. Mind and AI
James H Fetzer The Philosophy of AI and Its Critique
Brian P McLaughlin Computationalism, Connectionism and the Philosophy of Mind
5. Real and Virtual Worlds
Barry Smith Ontology
Derek Stanovsky Virtual Reality
Eric Steinhart The Physics of Information
Roberto Cordeschi Cybernetics
Mark A Bedau Artificial Life
6. Language and Knowledge
Jonathan Cohen Information and Content
Fred Adams Knowledge
Graham White Formal Languages
Thierry Bardini Hypertext Theory
7. Logic and Probability
Aldo Antonelli Logic
Donald Gillies Probabilistic Reasoning in AI
Cristina Bicchieri Decision and Game Theory
8. Science and Technology
Paul Thagard Computing in the Philosophy of Science
Timothy Colburn Methodology of Computer Science
Carl Mitcham Philosophy of IT
Patrick Grim Computational Modelling as a Philosophical Methodology
9. Glossary of Technical Terms [freely available without password]
10. Bibliography