Dear Stan. Loet, List ...
It is simply incorrect to assume that language distinguishes our
species. Many species make use of language and, within the limits of
physiology, construct marks to communicate persistently with other
members of their species. It is the opposable thumb and other
Stanley, Christophe
simpler forms of knowledge management as existing in animals?
I agree natural language probably separates hominids from other primates etc. But what about 'information'?
And inferencing? Remember 'Chrysippus's dog' who infers to the best explanation (abduction) when on
Loet, Karl, Steven --
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
Why not situation theory, or Barwise and Seligman's channel theory?
Jacob
john.holg...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Stanley, Christophe
IMO we need to develop a comprehensive Grammar of Information which
embraces not only semantics and syntax but also modality, case, aspect
, tense etc and
I would second that. There are some relevant papers on my home page:
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/undphil/collier/papers/InformationCausationComputation.pdf
http://logica.ugent.be/philosophica/fulltexts/75-4.pdf
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/undphil/collier/papers/Information%20in%20Biological%20Systems.pdf
and
representations are somehow ‘nourishing’ knowledge.
All the best
Christophe
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:32:46 +0200
From: jnaf...@uax.es
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Subject: [Fis] Fw: Definition of Knowledge? (FIS Digest, Vol 530, Issue 1)
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De: Rafael
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
