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Information is a central topic in computer science, cognitive science, and philosophy. In spite of its importance in the "information age," there is no consensus on what information is, what makes it possible, and what it means for one medium to carry information about another. Drawing on ideas from mathematics, computer science, and philosophy, this book addresses the definition and place of information in society. The authors, observing that information flow is possible only within a connected distribution system, provide a mathematically rigorous, philosophically sound foundation for a science of information. They illustrate their theory by applying it to a wide range of phenomena, from file transfer to DNA, from quantum mechanics to speech act theory.
Information is a central topic in computer science, cognitive
science, and philosophy. In spite of its importance in the
"information age," there is no consensus on what information is,
what makes it possible, and what it means for one medium to carry
information about another. Drawing on ideas from mathematics,
computer science, and philosophy, this book addresses the
definition and place of information in society. The authors,
observing that information flow is possible only within a connected
distribution system, provide a mathematically rigorous,
philosophically sound foundation for a science of information. They
illustrate their theory by applying it to a wide range of
phenomena, from file transfer to DNA, from quantum mechanics to
speech act theory.
This volume presents work that evolved out of the Third Conference
on Situation Theory and Its Applications, held at Oiso, Japan, in
November of 1991. The chapters presented in this volume continue
the mathematical development of situation theory, including the
introduction of a graphical notation; and the applications of
situation theory discussed are wide-ranging, including topics in
natural language semantics and philosophical logic, and exploring
the use of information theory in the social sciences. The research
presented in this volume reflects a growing international and
interdisciplinary activity of importance for many fields concerned
with information.
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