From entropy to dynamic complexity: a conceptual shift in the infosphere
Vol.12,No.1(2020)
Purpose – Luciano Floridi suggests building an ethics of information, replacing information ethics in terms of analysing the processes that occur in the infosphere. Its starting point is the reduction of entropy in it, which identifies definitively with the good and, on the contrary, the increase in entropy is for him a definition of evil. The study aims to point out that the ethics of information can be built not on entropy but on the dynamic complexity that we introduce in the paper.
Design/Methodology/Approach – The article systematically analyses Floridi's starting points in the definition of infosphere and entropy and, based on their critical discussion, proposes – from a phenomenological-pragmatist position – an alternative approach to the ethics of information.
Results – The result is the introduction of the concept of dynamic complexity as a basis for information ethics. It is based not only on the criticism of the problems associated with entropy in the infosphere. The study is based on Johnson and Lakoff, who work with corporeality as a basis for the theory of knowledge and thought. These reflections then translate into practical implementations, which are devoted to the final part of the article.
Originality/Value – The article offers a proprietary concept of information ethics that allows for a more comprehensive and applied approach than Floridi's original basis in entropy.
infosphere; entropy; pragmatism; phenomenology; corporeality; information; dynamic complexity
Michal Černý
Katedra informačních studií a knihovnictví; Katedra sociální pedagogiky, Masarykova univerzita
Michal Černý působí jako asistent na Katedře informačních studií a knihovnictví a na Katedře sociální pedagogiky Masarykovy univerzity. Soustředí se na problémy vztahu filosofie informace a filosofie výchovy s přihlédnutím k fenomenologicko-pragmatistické tradici.
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