Re: [Fis] [Different GTI]

2011-04-27 Thread Krassimir Markov
Dear Pedro and FIS colleagues, I agree with the proposition that at this moment “the most universal form of information is unattainable”. What we have to do, I think, is to classify the existing theories, to explain theirs main features and to publish the survey for further work. This work is

Re: [Fis] [Re: [Different GTI]

2011-04-27 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
Dear Pedro and colleagues, Although I agree with Pedro’s conclusion, I don’t agree with the reasoning which focuses on the meanings of information for individual minds. Information, in my opinion, is communicated whenever exchange processes occur. At this level of generality, we can work with

Re: [Fis] Information and information measures

2011-04-27 Thread Mark Burgin
Dear FISers, As always we have an interesting discussion with a variety of highly intelligent participants, who suggest bright ideas.In the course of our discussion, I would like to suggest a tentative answer to the first question considered in it, namely, to the question: 1. Is it