Cari Tutti,
non v'ha niente a questo mondo che non abbia una FORMA che è il risultato
di un processo di TRAS-IN-FORM-AZIONE secondo il quale ogni cosa data o
ogni data cosa prende FORMA in un dato tempo in cui si TRAS-IN-FORMA.
aumentando o diminuendo il livello o il grado o la qualità della
Dear all
It seems to me that the heat in the debate about the definition of the concept
of Information is fuelled by deep metaphysical feelings: different people have
different views about what is REALLY Information. Metaphysical debates can
never be resolved. May I suggest that we agree on
Dear friends,The debate on the definition of information is of significance because the definition of information is the real foundation of information science. It is noticed that many contravercies in information science either in the past or at present time are more or less related to the
Dear FIS Colleagues,
There is no problem with heretics in this list. They are very welcome as
they make us think on our favorite ideas in a different way or even from
an opposed angle. We must always maintain the scholarly tone, that's the
only condition! (well, apart from the "two messages
Dear all,
I am in agreement with Joseph's suggestion that our discussions of the
foundations of information could be understood as pre-science. Efforts such
as the list of principles proposed by Pedro offer a useful focus of
discussion for working toward a more solid "foundation" precisely
Dear Arturo - I enjoyed your expression of your opinion because of its
directness and honesty even though I do not quite agree with everything you
said. I enjoyed it because it provoked the following thoughts.
Yes you are right there seems to be a variety of opinions as to just what
Bob -- Your classification of information-related concepts:
• Data are the pure and simple facts without any particular structure or
organization, the basic atoms of information,
• Information is structured data, which adds meaning to the data and gives
it context and significance,
• Knowledge
Hi all,
For 20 years I've collaborated with Terry Deacon on his approach to
information. This week, my new book distilling it is published with
Columbia University Press.
*Neither Ghost Nor Machine: the emergence and nature of selves*
Hi FISers,
If the "information periodic table" approach to Information Science is right,
which was described on this list a few days ago, the following predictions may
be made:
(1) Just as there are a finite number of elements in the chemical periodic
table that account for all the
