Inforg: A Boundary Between Nature and Technology?

Going beyond the debate raised by the cyborg theme, the author examines the philosophical position of Luciano Floridi, who believes that ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) does not consist merely in applications which improve. Rather, the current computational ubiquity is generating a...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giorgio, Giovanni 1961- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: SCM Press 2021
In: Concilium
Year: 2021, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-47
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nature / Technics / Ontology / Ethics
RelBib Classification:NCA Ethics
NCJ Ethics of science
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Environmentalism
B Cyborgs
B Information & communication technologies
Description
Summary:Going beyond the debate raised by the cyborg theme, the author examines the philosophical position of Luciano Floridi, who believes that ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) does not consist merely in applications which improve. Rather, the current computational ubiquity is generating a new environment, the "infosphere", which entails a new ontology and a new macroethics. The first is based on the concept of "informational object", and the second on an ontocentric vision that includes every entity, natural or artificial. The outcome is a "holistic environmentalism" that promises a fruitful and symbiotic relationship between technique and nature.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium