Luciano Floridi (; born 16 November 1964) is an
Italian and
British philosopher
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. He holds a double appointment as professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
,
Oxford Internet Institute
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where is also Governing Body Fellow of
Exeter College, Oxford, and as Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the
University of Bologna
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, Department of Legal Studies, where he is the director of the Centre for Digital Ethics. He is adjunct professor ("distinguished scholar in residence"), Department of Economics, American University, Washington D.C.
Floridi is best known for his work on two areas of philosophical research: the
philosophy of information, and
information ethics (also known as
digital ethics or
computer ethics).
Between 2008 and 2013, he held the research chair in
philosophy of information and the
UNESCO
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Chair in Information and
Computer Ethics at the
University of Hertfordshire
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. He was the founder and director of the IEG, an interdepartmental research group on the philosophy of information at the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
, and of the GPI the research Group in Philosophy of Information at the
University of Hertfordshire
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. He was the founder and director of the
SWIF, the Italian e-journal of philosophy (1995–2008). He is a former Governing Body Fellow of
St Cross College, Oxford
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.
Early life and education
Floridi was born in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
in 1964, and studied at Rome University
La Sapienza
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(
laurea, first class with distinction, 1988), where he was originally educated as a
historian of philosophy.
[ Biography, in Italian, from ''Cervelli in Fuga'' (Roma: Accenti, 2001)] He soon became interested in
analytic philosophy
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and wrote his ''tesi di laurea'' (roughly equivalent to an
M.A. thesis) in
philosophy of logic, on
Michael Dummett
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's
anti-realism. He obtained his
Master of Philosophy
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(1989) and
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degree (1990) from the
University of Warwick
, mottoeng = Mind moves matter
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £7.0 million (2021)
, budget = £698.2 million (2020 ...
, working in
epistemology
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Epi ...
and
philosophy of logic with
Susan Haack (who was his PhD supervisor) and
Michael Dummett
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. Floridi's early student years are partly recounted in the non-fiction book ''
The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece'', where he was "Luciano". During his graduate and
postdoctoral years, he covered the standard topics in
analytic philosophy
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in search of a new methodology. He sought to approach contemporary problems from a heuristically powerful and intellectually enriching perspective when dealing with lively philosophical issues. During his graduate studies, he began to distance himself from classical
analytic philosophy
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. In his view, the analytic movement had lost its way. For this reason, he worked on
pragmatism
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(especially
Peirce) and
foundationalist issues in epistemology and
philosophy of logic.
Academic career
He was a lecturer in philosophy at the
University of Warwick
, mottoeng = Mind moves matter
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £7.0 million (2021)
, budget = £698.2 million (2020 ...
in 1990–1991. He joined the Faculty of Philosophy of the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
in 1990 and the
OUCL (Oxford's Department of Computer Science) in 1999. He was
junior research fellow
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in philosophy at
Wolfson College, Oxford University (1990–1994),
Frances Yates Fellow in the History of Ideas at the
Warburg Institute,
University of London
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(1994–1995) and research fellow in philosophy at
Wolfson College, Oxford
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University (1994–2001). During these years in Oxford, he held lectureships in different Colleges. Between 1994 and 1996, he also held a post-doctoral research scholarship at the Department of Philosophy,
University of Turin
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. Between 2001 and 2006, he was
Markle Foundation
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History
Formally incorporated on ...
Senior Research Fellow in Information Policy at the
Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy,
Oxford University
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. Between 2002 and 2008, he was Associate Professor of Logic at the Università degli Studi di Bari.
In 2006, he became Fellow by Special Election of
St Cross College, Oxford
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University, where he played for the
squash team. In 2008, he was appointed full professor of philosophy at the
University of Hertfordshire
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, to hold the newly established research chair in
philosophy of information and, since 2009, the UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics.
In his first book, ''Scepticism and the Foundation of Epistemology'', Floridi was already looking for a concept of ''subject-independent knowledge'' close to what he now identifies as
semantic
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''
information
Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random, ...
''. During his postdoctoral studies, as a Junior Research Fellow of
Wolfson College, Oxford
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University, he began to embrace a more Neo-Kantian philosophy, which led him to spend one academic year in
Marburg
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, where he focused on
Ernst Cassirer's version of
Neo-Kantianism. He began working exclusively on what is now known as the
philosophy of information during his years as research fellow, still at Wolfson College.
Philosophy
According to Floridi, it is necessary to develop a
constructionist philosophy, where design, modelling and implementation replace
analysis and dissection. Shifting from one set of tasks to the other, philosophy could then stop retreating into the increasingly small corner of its self-sustaining investigations and hence reacquire a wider view about what really matters. Slowly, Floridi has come to characterise his constructionist philosophy as an innovative field, now known as the
philosophy of information, the new area of research that has emerged from the computational/informational turn.
Floridi approaches the
philosophy of information from the perspectives of
logic
Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from prem ...
and epistemology (theoretical), and
computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...
,
IT and
Humanities Computing
Digital humanities (DH) is an area of scholarly activity at the intersection of computing or digital technologies and the disciplines of the humanities. It includes the systematic use of digital resources in the humanities, as well as the ana ...
(theoretical).
For example, in the Preface of ''Philosophy and Computing'', published in 1999, he wrote that the book was meant for philosophy students who need
IT literacy to use computers efficiently or indispensable background knowledge for the critical understanding of our digital age. The latter provides a basis for the would-be branch of philosophy, the
philosophy of information. PI, or PCI (Philosophy of Computing and Information), became his major research interest.
Floridi's perspective is that there is a need for a broader concept of information, which includes
computation
Computation is any type of arithmetic or non-arithmetic calculation that follows a well-defined model (e.g., an algorithm).
Mechanical or electronic devices (or, historically, people) that perform computations are known as ''computers''. An esp ...
, but not only computation. This new framework provides a theoretical framework within which to make sense of various lines of research that have emerged since the fifties. The second advantage is PI's perspective on the development of philosophy through time. In his view, PI gives us a much wider and more profound perspective on what philosophy might have actually been doing throughout the centuries.
Currently, Floridi is working on two areas of research:
computer ethics (see the entry
information ethics) and the concept of
information
Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random, ...
. Key to this area of work is the claim that ICT (
Information and Communications Technology
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) is radically
re-engineering or
re-ontologizing the
infosphere
Infosphere (''information'' + -''sphere''), analogous to a biosphere, is a metaphysical realm of information, data, knowledge, and communication, populated by informational entities called ''inforgs'' (or, ''informational organisms'').
Though o ...
.
Recognitions and awards
2007
Fellow by Special Election of
St Cross College,
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
2008
Ethics and Information Technology,
Springer
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, published a special issue in two numbers dedicated to his work.
First philosopher to be awarded the Gauss Professorship by the
Göttingen Academy of Sciences.
2009
Winner of the
American Philosophical Association
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's
Barwise Prize
The APA's Newsletter dedicates two issues to his work.
Elected Fellow of the
Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (SSAISB).
Appointed
UNESCO
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Chair in Information and Computer Ethics.
2010
Appointed Editor-in-chief of
Springer
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** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
's new journal
Metaphilosophy,
Blackwell-Wiley, published a special issue dedicated to his work.
University of Hertfordshire, Vice Chancellor Award 2010: "Highly commended for research supporting engagement with business, the profession and partner organisations".
Elected Fellow of the
Center for Information Policy Research,
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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.
Knowledge, Technology and Policy,
Springer
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Publishers
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** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
, published a special issue dedicated to his work.
2011
Laurea honoris causa in Philosophy,
University of Suceava, Romania, for "foundational research on the philosophy of information".
2012
AISB/IACAP World Congress (in Honor of Alan Turing, 1912–1954), dedicates its "Author Meets Critics Session" to Luciano Floridi's "The Philosophy of Information".
Winner of the International Association for Computing And Philosophy -
IACAP's
Covey Award
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for "outstanding research in computing and philosophy".
Philosophy of Technology and Engineering,
Springer
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Publishers
* Springer Science+Business Media, aka Springer International Publishing, a worldwide publishing group founded in 1842 in Germany formerly known as Springer-Verlag.
** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
, published a collection of essays dedicated to "Luciano Floridi's Philosophy of Technology - Critical Reflections".
2013
Winner of the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology -
INSEIT's
Weizenbaum Award for "significant contribution to the field of information and computer ethics, through his or her research, service, and vision."
Elected member of the Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences
Minds and Machines,
Springer
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** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
, is preparing a special issue dedicated to his work, entitled ''Philosophy in the Age of Information: A Symposium on Luciano Floridi's The Philosophy of Information (Oxford, 2011)''
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
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,
Taylor & Francis
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, is preparing a special issue dedicated to his work, entitled ''Inforgs and the Infosphere: Themes from Luciano Floridi's Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence''.
2014
*''Cátedras de Excelencia Prize'' by the University Carlos III of Madrid
2015
*''Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowship'' of the European University Institute
2016
*''Copernicus Scientist Award'' by the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of Ferrara
*''J. Ong Award'' by the Media Ecology Association for the book ''The Fourth Revolution''
*''Malpensa Prize'', by the city of Guarcino, Italy
2017
*''Fellow'' of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAoSS)
2018
*''Ryle Lectures 2018''
*IBM's ''Thinker Award 2018''
*CRUI's ''Premio Conoscenza 2018''
2020
Honorary doctor of Informatics,
University of Skövde
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, Sweden, for his efforts within "digitalisation for sustainable development".
Books
* ''Augmented Intelligence — A Guide to IT for Philosophers''. (in Italian) Rome: Armando, 1996.
''Scepticism and the Foundation of Epistemology - A Study in the Metalogical Fallacies'' Leiden:
Brill Publishers
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, 1996.
* ''Internet - An Epistemological Essay''. (in Italian and in French) Milan: Il Saggiatore, 1997.
''Philosophy and Computing: An Introduction''. London/New York:
Routledge
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, 1999.
''Sextus Empiricus, The Recovery and Transmission of Pyrrhonism'' Oxford:
Oxford University Press
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, 2002.
''The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information'' (editor) Oxford:
Blackwell, 2003.
''Philosophy of Computing and Information: 5 Questions'' (editor) Automatic Press / VIP, 2008.
''Information'' Oxford:
Oxford University Press
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, 2010. A volume for the Very Short Introduction series.
''The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics'' (editor) Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Pr ...
, 2010.
''The Philosophy of Information'' Oxford:
Oxford University Press
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, 2011.
''The Ethics of Information'' Oxford:
Oxford University Press
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, 2013.
"The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere is Reshaping Human Reality" Oxford:
Oxford University Press
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, 2014.
The Logic of InformationOxford:
Oxford University Press
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, 2019.
Podcasts and videos
A full collection is available on the website of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford''The Fourth Revolution'' a TED presentation, April 4, 2011.
*''Relevant Information'', the SIRLS/Thomson Scientific ISI Samuel Lazarow Memorial lecture, University of Arizona, USA, February 8, 2007.
''A Look into the Future of ICT''North American Computing and Philosophy Conference
August 10–12, 2006, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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, USA.
*Where are we in the philosophy of information?, June 21, 2006, University of Bergen
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, Norway.
''The Logic of Information''
presentation
discussion
, Télé-université ( Université du Québec), 11 May 2005, Montréal, Canada.
*From Augmented Intelligence to Augmented Responsibility, North American Computing and Philosophy Conference, January 24, 2002, Oregon State University
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, USA.
''Artificial Evil and the Foundation of Computer Ethics''
presentation
discussion
July 14–16, 2000, Dartmouth College
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, USA.
Interview for SuchThatCast - Philosophers' Podcast
(August 27, 2012).
"Luciano Floridi on The Fourth Revolution"
– podcast of an interview with Nigel Warburton (June 29, 2009).
See also
*
Digital physics
*
Information theory
Information theory is the scientific study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information. The field was originally established by the works of Harry Nyquist and Ralph Hartley, in the 1920s, and Claude Shannon in the 1940s. ...
*
Logic of information
*
Philosophy of artificial intelligence
The philosophy of artificial intelligence is a branch of the philosophy of technology that explores artificial intelligence and its implications for knowledge and understanding of intelligence, ethics, consciousness, epistemology, and free w ...
*
Philosophy of technology
*
Philosophy of information
Notes
External links
Home page and articles online"We dislike the truth and love to be fooled"- Interview of Luciano Floridi on ''Cyceon'', 21 November 2016
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