====== Baumgaertner, B; Floridi, L, Introduction: The Philosophy of Information (2016) ======

Topoi (2016) 35:157-159

Disponible online: [[https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11245-016-9370-7.pdf|springer.com]]

The information revolution has changed the world profoundly
and irreversibly at a breath-taking pace. Given its
unprecedented scope, vital issues have emerged concerning
the creation, management, and utilisation of information.
The information revolution has brought enormous benefits
and opportunities. However, it has outpaced our understanding
of its foundations and consequences. It has raised
conceptual issues that are rapidly expanding, evolving, and
becoming increasingly serious. Today, philosophy faces
the challenge of providing a foundational treatment of the
concepts and phenomena underlying the information revolution,
in order to foster our understanding and guide the
responsible construction of our information society. Philosophy
of information meets this challenge. It is a thriving
new area of research that investigates the conceptual nature
and basic principles of information, including its ethical
consequences.