The 4th Revolution : How the Infosphere Is Reshaping Human Reality

Research Fellow in Philosophy Luciano Floridi
Oxford University Press, USA
9780199606726
0-19-960672-2

Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi, one of the leading figures in contemporary philosophy, argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies.

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(ICTs) is changing the answer to these fundamental human questions. As the boundaries between life online and offline break down, and we become seamlessly connected to each other and surrounded by smart, responsive objects, we are all becoming integrated into an ." Following those led by Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud, this metaphysical shift represents nothing less than a fourth revolution.