Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-04-02 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
Dear Joe, However, I rather tend to agree with you that Loet's, Rosen's and Dubois' models of communication, anticipation, etc. are somewhat too abstract. The models, as I think Loet may agree, are created for analysis, and do not define the physical, dynamic relation between the models,

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-04-01 Thread Pedro C. Marijuan
Dear FIS colleagues, I have some differences about the epistemic stance recently discussed by Karl, Loet (and in part, Joseph, but he looks more as trying to step on the reality, whatever it is). Basically, their informational subject looks like the abstract, disembodied, non-situated,

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-04-01 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
:29 AM To: fis@listas.unizar.es Subject: Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles Dear FIS colleagues, I have some differences about the epistemic stance recently discussed by Karl, Loet (and in part, Joseph, but he looks more as trying to step on the reality

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-04-01 Thread joe.bren...@bluewin.ch
: 01.04.2011 12:14 An: 'Pedro C. Marijuan'pcmarijuan.i...@aragon.es, fis@listas.unizar.es Betreff: Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles Dear Pedro, I understand that you have some problems with my epistemic stance. Let me try to clarify. Let me go back

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-04-01 Thread Stanley N Salthe
part de* joe.bren...@bluewin.ch *Envoyé :* vendredi 1 avril 2011 19:38 *À :* l...@leydesdorff.net; 'Pedro C. Marijuan'; fis@listas.unizar.es *Objet :* Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles Dear Pedro, I do not quite recognize myself in the statement

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-04-01 Thread Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic
C. Marijuan'; fis@listas.unizar.esmailto:fis@listas.unizar.es Objet : Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles Dear Pedro, I do not quite recognize myself in the statement: Basically, their informational subject looks like the abstract, disembodied, non

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-03-28 Thread joe.bren...@bluewin.ch
Dear Karl, Dear Loet, Thank you both for your postings and the perspectives they provide. They leave me with just two questions, and I am glad Karl does not want to close the discussion so that I may ask for your and other views on them. 1. Does Loet's reply to Karl regarding frameworks for

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-03-28 Thread Loet Leydesdorff
Dear Joe and colleagues, 1. Does Loet's reply to Karl regarding frameworks for observation of actual states vs. frameworks for expectations imply that such frameworks are completely mutually exclusive? Of course, not: the expectations are informed by previous observations and further

Re: [Fis] Discussion colophon--James Hannam. Orders and Ordering Principles

2011-03-28 Thread karl javorszky
Dear All, the contrasting views between Loet’s understanding of order as an implication of information and of the alternative which deducts information from order are in no real opposition. Rather they reflect differing perspectives, like the tradition of e.g. measuring a room from a middle