A Philosophical Reflection on Bates’ Definition of Information
This paper will analyze Marcia Bates’ definition on information from four perspectives, overall philosophical standpoint, ontological position, epistemological position, and methodological position. The viewpoints of four information specialists (Luciano Floridi, Marcia Bates, Fred Dretske, and Kun...
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| description | This paper will analyze Marcia Bates’ definition on information from four perspectives, overall philosophical standpoint, ontological position, epistemological position, and methodological position. The viewpoints of four information specialists (Luciano Floridi, Marcia Bates, Fred Dretske, and Kun Wu) will be compared in the paper as well. At last, we will find Bates’ position in the information study, and also the merit and demerit of her definition on information. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cfa04aeb0b94b4bb6b85493ec87b9342024-11-02T23:58:00ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002022-04-0181113110.3390/proceedings2022081131A Philosophical Reflection on Bates’ Definition of InformationZhensong Wang0Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaThis paper will analyze Marcia Bates’ definition on information from four perspectives, overall philosophical standpoint, ontological position, epistemological position, and methodological position. The viewpoints of four information specialists (Luciano Floridi, Marcia Bates, Fred Dretske, and Kun Wu) will be compared in the paper as well. At last, we will find Bates’ position in the information study, and also the merit and demerit of her definition on information.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/81/1/131philosophy of informationinformation scienceanthropocentrismnaturalism |
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| title | A Philosophical Reflection on Bates’ Definition of Information |
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