This is a response to both Stan and John, but especially Stan since John
wanders to the non-physical.
Shannon’s perspective is not one of “choice,” this suggests some proactive and
there is no physical proactive in Shannon. Mathematical randomness is not
logical choice. There is no force tendi
Bien reçu votre message. MERCI. Cordialement. M. Godron
Le 17/07/2016 à 20:21, Loet Leydesdorff a écrit :
Dear Michel and colleagues,
I agree that adaptation is not specifically human and that "humanity's
main adaptive role" is not to be defined as "information".
I agree also.
The best candid
Bien reçu votre message. MERCI. Cordialement. M. Godron
Le 17/07/2016 à 20:21, Loet Leydesdorff a écrit :
Dear Michel and colleagues,
I agree that adaptation is not specifically human and that "humanity's
main adaptive role" is not to be defined as "information".
I agree also !
The best candi
Steven, Joe
I always understood that the action of information is the introduction of 'new
and doubtful concepts' (Bateson's 'news of a difference that makes a
difference') and is in fact predicated on doubt, probability, uncertainty.
John H
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