A Dialogue Concerning the Essence and Role of Information in the World System

The goal of this paper is to represent two approaches to the phenomenon of information, explicating its nature and essence. In this context, Mark Burgin demonstrates how the general theory of information (GTI) describes and elucidates the phenomenon of information by explaining the axiomatic foundat...

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Published inInformation (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 406
Main Authors Burgin, Mark, Cárdenas-García, Jaime F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2020
Subjects
Analysis
Applied research
Autopoiesis
axiom
Bateson, Gregory
Dictionaries
info-autopoiesis
information
Information behavior
Information theory
Medieval period
Philosophers
principle
representation
Researchers
Science
Scientists
transformation
United States
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Summary:The goal of this paper is to represent two approaches to the phenomenon of information, explicating its nature and essence. In this context, Mark Burgin demonstrates how the general theory of information (GTI) describes and elucidates the phenomenon of information by explaining the axiomatic foundations for information studies and presenting the comprising mathematical theory of information. The perspective promoted by Jaime F. Cárdenas-García is based on Gregory Bateson’s description of information as “difference which makes a difference” and involves the process of info-autopoiesis as a sensory commensurable, self-referential feedback process.
ISSN:2078-2489
2078-2489
DOI:10.3390/info11090406