Information: A Very Short Introduction

Part of Oxford's "A Very Short Introduction" series, Information takes on the theorization and significance of information in the 20th and 21st centuries. Sketched from a highly philosophical approach, the text considers information as a category of knowledge underdiscussed but present throughout Western thinking and history.

Bibliographic Deets
Floridi, Luciano. Information: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 2010.

Models
Floridi takes the model of information developed by Claude Shannon and updates it with subsequent additions and inputs. The book works through a very clear, if complicated map of how information can be broken down and understood.



Cultural Criticism
The first chapter of the book is very rich especially for someone looking for an overview of information, particularly within a vivid cultural context.

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 * For Fair Use/Academic Use only. This is just the first chapter that I thought was so exceptional.