Luciano Floridi is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK.

"Some of the discussed topics include probability, computation, mathematical theories of information, semantics information, truth-value of information, quantum information, causality, the representation of information in biological entities, and information in law and art. The result is a volume that is simultaneously accessible, comprehensive, and well balanced. A wide range of readers can benefit from these essays. (...) Summing Up: Recommended. All readers."- D. Bantz, University of Alaska in CHOICE

• Introduction - Mapping the Philosophy of Information Luciano FloridiPart 1: Basic Ideas Physics and Information Nathan Harshman Probability and Information Peter Milne Computation and Information Gualtiero Piccinini & Andrea Scarantino Mathematical Theory of Information (Shannon) Olimpia I. Lombardi Algorithmic Information Theory (Kolmogorov) Alexander Shen Semantic Information Luciano Floridi The Method of Levels of Abstraction Luciano Floridi Part 2: Quantitative and Formal Aspects The Logic of Information Patrick Allo Information Processing and Instructional Information Marty Wolf & Nir Fresco Information in the Philosophy of Computer Science Giuseppe Primiero Information in the Philosophy of AI and the Symbol Grounding Problem Selmer Bringsjord The Philosophy of Distributed Information (social information, announcements, testimony) Vincent Hendricks & Rasmus Rendsvig Modelling Information (philosophy of simulation/model) Patrick Grim The Decisional Value of Information (choice/decision theory, phil. of economics, game theory) Martin Peterson The Philosophy of Mathematical Information Marcello D’Agostino Bayesianism and information Jon Williamson & Michael Wilde Part 3: Natural and Physical Aspects The Philosophy of Data and Evidence Sabina Leonelli Informational Metaphysics (the informational nature of reality) Terry Bynum The Philosophy of Quantum Information Chris Timpson Causality and Information Phyllis Illari & Federica Russo Philosophy of Science and Information Ioannis Votsis Teleosemantics and Ecological Information John Symons The Philosophy of Biological Information Barton Moffatt The Philosophy of Semiotic Information Sara Cannizzaro The Philosophy of Communication and Information Ulrich Stegmann Part 4: Human and Semantic Aspects The Epistemic Value of Information (information, cognition, and knowledge) Frederick Adams Mis- and Dis-information (lying, propaganda etc.) Don Fallis Information-theoretic Philosophy of Mind William Bechtel & Jason Winning The Moral Value of Information and Information Ethics Mariarosaria Taddeo The Aesthetic Value of Information and Information-based Art Katherine Thomson-Jones The Interpretative Value of Information (hermeneutics, phenomenology) Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis The Philosophy of Law in an Information Society Ugo Pagallo & Massimo Durante The Spiritual Value of Information (Informational Approaches to Theology and/or Philosophy of Religion) George Medley

Luciano Floridi is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK.

"Some of the discussed topics include probability, computation, mathematical theories of information, semantics information, truth-value of information, quantum information, causality, the representation of information in biological entities, and information in law and art. The result is a volume that is simultaneously accessible, comprehensive, and well balanced. A wide range of readers can benefit from these essays. (...) Summing Up: Recommended. All readers."- D. Bantz, University of Alaska in CHOICE

• Introduction - Mapping the Philosophy of Information Luciano FloridiPart 1: Basic Ideas Physics and Information Nathan Harshman Probability and Information Peter Milne Computation and Information Gualtiero Piccinini & Andrea Scarantino Mathematical Theory of Information (Shannon) Olimpia I. Lombardi Algorithmic Information Theory (Kolmogorov) Alexander Shen Semantic Information Luciano Floridi The Method of Levels of Abstraction Luciano Floridi Part 2: Quantitative and Formal Aspects The Logic of Information Patrick Allo Information Processing and Instructional Information Marty Wolf & Nir Fresco Information in the Philosophy of Computer Science Giuseppe Primiero Information in the Philosophy of AI and the Symbol Grounding Problem Selmer Bringsjord The Philosophy of Distributed Information (social information, announcements, testimony) Vincent Hendricks & Rasmus Rendsvig Modelling Information (philosophy of simulation/model) Patrick Grim The Decisional Value of Information (choice/decision theory, phil. of economics, game theory) Martin Peterson The Philosophy of Mathematical Information Marcello D’Agostino Bayesianism and information Jon Williamson & Michael Wilde Part 3: Natural and Physical Aspects The Philosophy of Data and Evidence Sabina Leonelli Informational Metaphysics (the informational nature of reality) Terry Bynum The Philosophy of Quantum Information Chris Timpson Causality and Information Phyllis Illari & Federica Russo Philosophy of Science and Information Ioannis Votsis Teleosemantics and Ecological Information John Symons The Philosophy of Biological Information Barton Moffatt The Philosophy of Semiotic Information Sara Cannizzaro The Philosophy of Communication and Information Ulrich Stegmann Part 4: Human and Semantic Aspects The Epistemic Value of Information (information, cognition, and knowledge) Frederick Adams Mis- and Dis-information (lying, propaganda etc.) Don Fallis Information-theoretic Philosophy of Mind William Bechtel & Jason Winning The Moral Value of Information and Information Ethics Mariarosaria Taddeo The Aesthetic Value of Information and Information-based Art Katherine Thomson-Jones The Interpretative Value of Information (hermeneutics, phenomenology) Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis The Philosophy of Law in an Information Society Ugo Pagallo & Massimo Durante The Spiritual Value of Information (Informational Approaches to Theology and/or Philosophy of Religion) George Medley