Knowledge and the Flow of Information

Fred I. Dretske (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

1999
Centre for the Study of Language & Information (Verlag)
978-1-57586-195-1 (ISBN)

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This volume presents a theory of knowledge and a philosophy of mind using ideas derived from the mathematical theory of communication.

This book presents an attempt to develop a theory of knowledge and a philosophy of mind using ideas derived from the mathematical theory of communication developed by Claude Shannon. Information is seen as an objective commodity defined by the dependency relations between distinct events. Knowledge is then analyzed as information caused belief. Perception is the delivery of information in analog form (experience) for conceptual utilization by cognitive mechanisms. The final chapters attempt to develop a theory of meaning (or belief content) by viewing meaning as a certain kind of information-carrying role.

Fred I. Dretske is Nbella and Eloise Maybury Knapp Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.

Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Communication theory; 2. Communication and information; 3. A semantic theory of information; 4. Knowledge; 5. The communication channel; 6. Sensation and perception; 7. Coding and content; 8. The structure of belief; 9. Concepts and meaning; Notes; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.2.2003
Reihe/Serie	The David Hume Series
Zusatzinfo	20 b/w illus.
Verlagsort	Stanford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-57586-195-X / 157586195X
ISBN-13	978-1-57586-195-1 / 9781575861951
Zustand	Neuware