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Last updated: December 01, 2023
The best books on The Philosophy of Information, recommended by Luciano Floridi
The Oxford professor of philosophy and ‘the ethics of information’ says methods for discussing the ethics of information technology have been latent in philosophy from its origins. He picks the best books on the philosophy of information.
The best books on Information, recommended by Tyler Cowen
A conversation with the economist, educator, omnivore, polymath and co-founder of Marginal Revolution, highlighting books about decentralised information, mass collaboration and spontaneous order
The best books on The Future of Journalism, recommended by Alan Rusbridger
Former editor-in-chief of The Guardian talked to us in 2012 about brave new frontiers for journalism, the hunt for a business model to pay for it all, and what he hoped (and feared) the Leveson Inquiry would decide about press regulation.
The best books on Negotiating the Digital Age, recommended by Nick Harkaway
The challenges – and opportunities – of our times have never been greater. Everything from our models of political participation to the very architecture of our brains is at stake, says the novelist and technology blogger Nick Harkaway.
The best books on The History of Information, recommended by Ann Blair
The history professor and author of Too Much to Know tells us what researchers have been discovering about how earlier human societies collected, organised and used information
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Preface to Plato
by Eric A Havelock -
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The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
by Elizabeth L Eisenstein -
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The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications
by Paul Starr -
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Raymond Williams on Culture and Society: Essential Writings
by Raymond Williams -
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Media Unlimited
by Todd Gitlin
The best books on The Future of the Media, recommended by Todd Gitlin
The best books on The Future of the Media, recommended by Todd Gitlin
The Journalism Professor at Columbia University discusses the future of the media. Argues that the availability of intelligently compiled, serious information is a prerequisite for democratic life