Dear Marcus and FIS Colleagues, Thank you very much for your great effort to develop useful knowledge about information phenomena. For me, the FIS discussions are very interesting. Unfortunately, I have no time to participate actively due to preparing ITHEA Int. Conferences, and especially, the GIT Int. Conference this year in July in Varna, Bulgaria.. After July 15, I shall be able to take part in this discussion if it still will be available. I have many remarks and considerations which I want to share with you. Friendly regards Krassimir
From: Marcus Abundis Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 1:53 PM To: fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: [Fis] "A Priori" Modeling of Information Thank you Pedro, and of course, thank you very much for your enduring efforts in moderating this site . . . Greetings to all, This session covers the a priori modeling of information. It targets a “meaningful void” named by Shannon and Weaver (1949). As such, it seeks to frame a “theory of meaning” and a “unified theory of information” (UTI), two thorny issues. A priori models can help as they often focus on organizing principles. Also, a winning view should offer benefits that equal or surpass gains seen from Shannon’s (1948) earlier work. For example, firm notions of meaning and universality are key to founding a meaningful AI, and to addressing hurdles in quantum mechanics/computing and in material science (Aspuru-Guzik, 2015). An a priori effort starts with “what comes before information,” using analytic philosophy to frame core concepts, but it ends in a phenomenology of useful information – two often opposed views. The session thus entails divergent levels of analysis that may stir confusion. For example, disorder at one level implies a type of order at a different level (type theory, Bateson’s “differences themselves must be differentiated”), but framed by one system of thought. Thus, to help guide this session and to initiate group dialogue, a cursory model is offered. With the foregoing cautionary notes in mind, I invite you to join this FIS session: together we will see what unfolds. . . . . The full version of this introductory text (1,600 words) is attached as a PDF, or can be downloaded at: https://issuu.com/mabundis/docs/fis The central goal of this session is – from an "a priori" perspective – to name specific structural fundaments, and attempt some progress on modeling: 1. An UTI that reconciles/synthesizes the works of Shannon (entropy), Bateson (differences/distinctions), and Darwinian selection (e.g., Are these the correct starting points and how do we proceed?) 2. How "meaning" can be framed in a *fundamental* manner that makes sense within the diverse informational roles we now confront (minimizing "higher-order" debate, re Deacon's [from IS4IS] "keeping our levels straight") I look forward to hearing your thoughts . . . Marcus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Fis mailing list Fis@listas.unizar.es http://listas.unizar.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fis
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