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The Philosophy of Information and Information Theory

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For the discussion of the philosophy of information and information theory. Related: philosophy of mathematics; philosophy of mind; philosophy of physics; digital philosophy; analytic philosophy;

Website: http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/5838
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What kind of information is in science fiction works? What kind of 'information' is in religious texts?

For a gentle introduction to some information theoretic principles in the context of fiction works/texts:Informationist Science Fiction Theory and Information Science Fiction

What kind of effect (on Shannon measure informational terms) is exhibited in the logo for this group?
Noise and loss. Added together, all of the graphics programs and upload techniques, and the AN website graphic scaling, resulted in a low fidelity information channel.

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Constructor Theory

Started by Greg Collver Oct 25, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Very interesting...http://www.edge.org/conversation/constructor-theory Continue

First Annual Philosophy Day on YouTube, November 17th

Started by Mark D. Zima Nov 15, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

This event (First Annual Philosophy Day on YouTube, November 17th) is being hosted by the bubbamickmac YouTube channel. Please watch the explanatory video:…Continue

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