[Fis] Fw: Definition of Knowledge? (FIS Digest, Vol 530, Issue 1)

2009-10-06 Thread José María Díaz Nafría
-- Mensaje reenviado -- De: Rafael Capurro raf...@capurro.de Fecha: 6 de octubre de 2009 02:28 Asunto: Re: [Fis] Definition of Knowledge? (FIS Digest, Vol 530, Issue 1) Para: José María Díaz Nafría jnaf...@uax.es dear jose maria and fis colleagues, greetings from japan I very

[Fis] FW: Fw: Definition of Knowledge?

2009-10-06 Thread Christophe Menant
Dear FIS colleagues, Knowledge is a wide and interesting subject as applied to us humans. But what about knowledge in the world of animals ? What about an evolutionary approach to knowledge that takes into account simpler forms of knowledge management as existing in animals ? We Humans can

Re: [Fis] Fw: Definition of Knowledge? (FIS Digest, Vol 530, Issue 1)

2009-10-06 Thread Steven Ericsson-Zenith
Necessary and sufficient distinctions: Knowledge is that which determines subsequent action. Information in that which identifies cause and adds to knowledge. With respect, Steven -- Institute for Advanced Science Engineering http://IASE.info http://senses.info On Oct 6, 2009, at 6:32 AM,

Re: [Fis] FW: Fw: Definition of Knowledge?

2009-10-06 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
S: The difference between us and animals is basically language. S: Why not 'check out' 'Biosemiotics'? STAN Dear Stan, I don't understand the bio in this. If we distinguish between two systems of reference for knowledge -- discursive knowledge to be attributed to interhuman