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    The best books on The Philosophy of Information, recommended by Luciano Floridi

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    The best books on The Philosophy of Information - Republic by Plato

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    Republic
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    The best books on The Philosophy of Information - Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes

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    Meditations on First Philosophy
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    The best books on The Philosophy of Information - Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

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    Critique of Pure Reason
    by Immanuel Kant

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    The best books on The Philosophy of Information - The Essential Turing by Alan Turing

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    The Essential Turing
    by Alan Turing

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    The best books on The Philosophy of Information - The Postmodern Condition by Jean-Francois Lyotard

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    The Postmodern Condition
    by Jean-Francois Lyotard

  • The best books on The Philosophy of Information - Republic by Plato
  • The best books on The Philosophy of Information - Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes
  • The best books on The Philosophy of Information - Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
  • The best books on The Philosophy of Information - The Essential Turing by Alan Turing
  • The best books on The Philosophy of Information - The Postmodern Condition by Jean-Francois Lyotard

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 The Philosophy of Information, recommended by Luciano Floridi

    The best books on The Origins of Computing, recommended by George Dyson

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - The Universal Computer by Martin Davis

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    The Universal Computer
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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges

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    Alan Turing
    by Andrew Hodges

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - Colossus: The Secret of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers by Jack Copeland

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    Colossus: The Secret of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers
    by Jack Copeland

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - When Computers Were Human by David Alan Grier

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    When Computers Were Human
    by David Alan Grier

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - Core Memory by John Alderman (author) and Mark Richards (photographer)

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    Core Memory
    by John Alderman (author) and Mark Richards (photographer)

  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - The Universal Computer by Martin Davis
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - Colossus: The Secret of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers by Jack Copeland
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - When Computers Were Human by David Alan Grier
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - Core Memory by John Alderman (author) and Mark Richards (photographer)

The best books on The Origins of Computing, recommended by George Dyson

As we approach the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth, science historian George Dyson looks back at the achievements of wartime code breaking and the “human computers” who enabled our modern age of iPhones and laptops

The best books on The Origins of Computing, recommended by George Dyson

    The best books on Robotics, recommended by Daniel H Wilson

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    The best books on Robotics - Second Variety by Philip K Dick

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    Second Variety
    by Philip K Dick

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    The best books on Robotics - Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein

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    Starship Troopers
    by Robert A Heinlein

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    The best books on Robotics - Machine Learning by Tom M Mitchell

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    Machine Learning
    by Tom M Mitchell

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    The best books on Robotics - Wired for War by P W Singer

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    Wired for War
    by P W Singer

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    The best books on Robotics - For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny

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    For a Breath I Tarry
    by Roger Zelazny

  • The best books on Robotics - Second Variety by Philip K Dick
  • The best books on Robotics - Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein
  • The best books on Robotics - Machine Learning by Tom M Mitchell
  • The best books on Robotics - Wired for War by P W Singer
  • The best books on Robotics - For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny

The best books on Robotics, recommended by Daniel H Wilson

These days robotic technology is developing so fast that sci-fi is having a hard time keeping up, says best-selling author and roboticist, Daniel H Wilson. He picks the best books on robotics.

The best books on Robotics, recommended by Daniel H Wilson

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