The Philosophical Foundations of the Digital World: Epistemological and Legal Implications for Public Administration and Governance

The chapter tackles a major historical change, namely the profound impact brought about by the digitization process on every aspect of our lives (such change has even been qualified as ‘hyper-historical’ by the philosopher of information Luciano Floridi, to highlight that the impact of digitization has changed our very sense of self, how we relate to each other, and how we shape and interact with our world), thereby including law and the application of law, hence encompassing public and administrative law, and the impact of digitization on Public Administration broadly meant.