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The philosophy of information (PI) is a branch of philosophy that studies topics relevant to information processing, representational system and consciousness, cognitive science, computer science, information science and information technology.
It includes:
- the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation and sciences
- the elaboration and application of information-theoretic and computational methodologies to philosophical problems.[1]
- ^ Luciano Floridi, "What is the Philosophy of Information?" Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Metaphilosophy, 2002, (33), 1/2.