Philosophy of Computing and Information

Edited by Giuseppe Primiero (Università degli Studi di Milano)
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Summary At least since the 1950s, philosophy has been engaged with issues that concern information and computation, both at theoretical and technological level. The field of the Philosophy of Computing and Information collects and identifies a broad set of problems related to these areas, including: computability and complexity theory, information theory, computer ethics and communication. digital arts, philosophy of AI and philosophy of mind, artificial life and simulations, knowledge and language, logic, probability and game theory. 
Key works Given the broad spectrum of topics this philosophical field includes, for each of the areas mentioned above, seminal work can be identified. Computation: a classical introduction is Boolos et al 1980. An introduction to complexity is Northrop 2010. Information theory usually is traced back to works of Shannon, Weaver and the Cybernetics. Computer Ethics is a fairly recent field, for introductory work see Moor 1985 and Floridi 2007. For an introduction to computer art see Binkley 1998. The theory of mind has a very extensive literature, with a large part devoted to computational approaches, from the seminal Turing 1950, see Horst 2005 for an overview and Piccinini 2007 for a critical approach. An extensive collection on aritficial life is Boden 1996. For the other areas, see leaf categories.
Introductions Floridi 2003
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Computation and Physical Systems (686 | 41)Corey Maley
Analog and Digital Computation (74)Corey Maley
Computers (90)Corey Maley
Implementing Computations (145)Corey Maley
Noncomputable Processes (32)Corey Maley
Pancomputationalism (53)Corey Maley
Quantum Computation (151)Corey Maley
Hypercomputation* (41)
Computation and Physical Systems, Misc (100)Corey Maley
Computer Ethics* (1,113 | 421)Lavinia Marin
Computer Simulation (415 | 145)
Simulation and Reality (71)
Simulation Argument (49)Jonathan Simon
Simulation Hypothesis (83)Jonathan Simon
Simulation in Science* (251)Claus Beisbart
Computer Simulation, Misc (67)
Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence* (15,903 | 4,553)Eric Dietrich
Philosophy of Computation, Miscellaneous (1,417 | 174)
Computational Philosophy* (122)
Computers in Philosophy (40)
Computer Languages (12)
Databases (60 | 50)
Big Data (3)
Data Privacy (6)
Social Media* (117)Lavinia Marin
Databases, Misc (1)
Internet (452 | 449)
Social Media* (117)Lavinia Marin
Big Data* (3)
Internet Ethics* (346)Lavinia Marin
Internet, Misc (3)
Hypertext (47)
Programs (19)
Software (475)
Software Verification (15)
Blockchain (6)
Philosophy of Computation, Misc (118)
Philosophy of Information (2,135 | 412)Simon D'Alfonso
Conceptions of Information (522)Simon D'Alfonso
Databases* (60 | 50)
The Information Economy (45)
The Infosphere (37)Simon D'Alfonso
Information Theory (265)Patrick Allo
Information Ethics (266)Simon D'Alfonso
Misinformation (102)Vladimir Krstic
Physics of Information (96)Javier Anta
Information-Based Accounts of Mental Content* (175)Ben Phillips
Ontology of Information Artifacts* (20)
Genetic Information* (36)
Biological Information* (280)Stephen Francis Mann
Biomedical Information* (59 | 11)
Quantum Information* (268)
Logic and Information (236)Simon D'Alfonso
Philosophy of Information, Misc (154)Simon D'Alfonso
Theory of Computation (1,061 | 122)
The Church-Turing Thesis (125)
Algorithmic Complexity (48)Tom F. Sterkenburg
Computability (509)
Computational Complexity (154)
Hypercomputation (41)
Theory of Computation, Misc (62)
Virtual Reality (372 | 46)Rami El Ali
Ethics of Virtual Reality (83)Rami El Ali
Metaphysics of Virtual Reality (65)Rami El Ali
Augmented Reality (10)Rami El Ali
The Metaverse (12)Rami El Ali
Science of Virtual Reality (47)Rami El Ali
Aesthetics of Virtual Reality (31)Rami El Ali
Virtual Reality, Misc (78)Rami El Ali
Philosophy of Technology (2,967 | 449)
Philosophy of Technology, Misc (2,518)
Technology Ethics* (7,181 | 3,975)Hector MacIntyre
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