Contents

Notes on Contributors.
Preface: Luciano Floridi.
Introduction: What is the Philosophy of Computing and Information? Luciano Floridi. (56kb pdf)

Part I: Four Concepts:

1. B. Jack Copeland, Computation. (149kb pdf)
2. Alasdair Urquhart, Complexity.
3. Klaus Mainzer, System: An Introduction to Systems Science.
4. Luciano Floridi, Information.

Part II: Computers in Society:

5. Deborah G Johnson, Computer Ethics.
6. Charles Ess, Computer-mediated Communication and Human–Computer Interaction.
7. Wesley Cooper, Internet Culture.
8. Dominic McIver Lopes, Digital Art.

Part III: Mind and AI:

9. James H.Fetzer, The Philosophy of AI and its Critique.
10. Brian P. McLaughlin, Computationalism, Connectionism and the Philosophy of Mind.

Part IV: Real and Virtual Worlds:

11. Barry Smith, Ontology.
12. Derek Stanovsky, Virtual Reality.
13. Eric Steinhart, The Physics of Information.
14. Roberto Cordeschi, Cybernetics.
15. Mark A. Bedau, Artificial Life.

Part V: Language and Knowledge:

16. Jonathan Cohen, Information and Content.
17. Fred Adams, Knowledge.
18. Graham White, The Philosophy of Computer Languages.
19. Thierry Bardini, Hypertext.

Part VI: Logic and Probability:

20. G. Aldo Antonelli, Logic.
21. Donald Gillies, Probability in Artificial Intelligence.
22. Cristina Bicchieri, Game Theory: Nash Equilibrium.

Part VII: Science and Technology:

23. Paul Thagard, Computing in the Philosophy of Science.
24. Timothy Colburn, Methodology of Computer Science.
25. Carl Mitcham, Philosophy of Information Technology.
26. Patrick Grim, Computational Modeling as a Philosophical Methodology.
Glossary of Technical Terms (136kb pdf)
Bibliography (70kb pdf)
Index.