Re: [Fis] Fw: "Mechanical Information" in DNA

Dear colleagues, It seems to me that a definition of information should be compatible with the possibility to measure information in bits of information. Bits of information are dimensionless and “yet meaningless.” The meaning can be provided by the substantive system that is thus

Re: [Fis] Fw: "Mechanical Information" in DNA

I am inclined to agree with Joseph. That is why I put “mechanical information” in shudder quotes in my Subject line. On the other hand, one of the benefits of an information approach is that one can add together information (taking care to subtract effects of common information – also

Re: [Fis] Fwd: Re: Cancer Cure? (Plamen S.)

Dear All, we are indeed approaching the end of this series of sessions on life science, phenomenology and mathematics. Your note sent 2 weeks ago with the reference to your new book did not remain unnoticed, Francesco. Therefore I will try to respond to it and make some final comments on what we

Re: [Fis] Fw: "Mechanical Information" in DNA

Regarding your last posting, I agree, and would formulate the following subsumption hierarchy: (thermodynamic energy flows {Shannon information theory {Peircean semiotics}}} STAN On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Mark Johnson wrote: > Dear all, > > Is this a question

[Fis] _ Re: Fis Digest, Vol 27, Issue 15

Thank you, Plamen, not only for placing my announcement for about the "intentionality" questionnaire, but for all that you have done in bringing together and putting into discussion so many different thinkers from so many disciplinary backgrounds. That, too, is precisely what the survey of how

Re: [Fis] Fw: "Mechanical Information" in DNA

Dear all, Is this a question about counting? I'm thinking that Ashby noted that Shannon information is basically counting. What do we do when we count something? Analogy is fundamental - how things are seen to be the same may be more important than how they are seen to be different. It seems