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Notes on Contributors. Preface Part I: Four Concepts:1. B. JackCopeland, Computation.2. Alasdair Urquhart, Complexity.3. Klaus Mainzer,System: An Introduction to Systems Science.4. Luciano Floridi,Information.Part II: Computers in Society:5. Deborah G Johnson, ComputerEthics.6. Charles Ess, Computer-mediated Communication and Human - ComputerInteraction.7. Wesley Cooper, Internet Culture.8. Dominic McIver Lopes,Digital Art.Part III: Mind and AI:9. James H.Fetzer, The Philosophy of AI andits Critique.10. Brian P. McLaughlin, Computationalism, Connectionism and thePhilosophy of Mind.Part IV: Real and Virtual Worlds:11. Barry Smith,Ontology.12. Derek Stanovsky, Virtual Reality.13. Eric Steinhart, The Physicsof Information.14. Roberto Cordeschi, Cybernetics.15. Mark A. Bedau,Artificial Life.Part V: Language and Knowledge:16. Jonathan Cohen,Information and Content.17. Fred Adams, Knowledge.18. Graham White, ThePhilosophy of Computer Languages.19. Thierry Bardini, Hypertext.Part VI:Logic and Probability:20. G. Aldo Antonelli, Logic.21. Donald Gillies,Probability in Artificial Intelligence.22. Cristina Bicchieri, Game Theory:Nash Equilibrium.Part VII: Science and Technology:23. Paul Thagard, Computingin the Philosophy of Science.24. Timothy Colburn, Methodology of ComputerScience.25. Carl Mitcham, Philosophy of Information Technology.26. PatrickGrim, Computational Modeling as a Philosophical Methodology.Index.