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Luciano Floridi on what philosophy and computer science can contribute to each other

Why Information Matters Essay Winter 2017 Why Information Matters What philosophy and computer science can contribute to each other Luciano Floridi Subscriber Only Sign in or Subscribe Now for audio version When we use a computer, its performance seems to degrade progressively. This is not a mere impression. Over the years of owning a particular machine, it will get sluggish. Sometimes this slowdown is caused by hardware faults, but more often the culprit is software: programs get more complicated, as more features are added and as old bugs are patched (or not), and greater demands are placed

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