Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information

A trans-disciplinary frame is proposed, aimed at addressing the very understanding of information in all its variety. It aims at unifying perspectives and integrating techniques from different fields of knowledge and practice, searching for the most overarching account of information phenomena, a be...

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Main Authors: José María Díaz Nafría, Francisco Salto Alemany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2011-10-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/276
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description A trans-disciplinary frame is proposed, aimed at addressing the very understanding of information in all its variety. It aims at unifying perspectives and integrating techniques from different fields of knowledge and practice, searching for the most overarching account of information phenomena, a better formalization of real processes and a global stance towards problems concerning information. Such research frame might try to answer: Which are the basic distinct accounts of infor-mation to be applied in fields from telecommunication to philosophy, from biology to documentation, from logic to quantum physics? Which are the minimum primitive concepts that may cover all of them? Is a unified theory feasible? Could a better information measure be found? Could the societal and practical interest be better preserved in an integrated perspective of information? The methodological proposal aims at opening a space for the interweaving of different scientific frameworks (characterized by specific paradigms and methodologies) to delve into the very landscape of information, searching for a transdisciplinary treatment of theoretical, technical and practical problems concerning information. It is based on an already active interdisci-plinary International community and a critical mass of research groups at the global level. By means of bridging these com-munities, a new transdisciplinary science of information might emerge as an integrated framework in which information will be considered in all its formal, natural, cognitive, social, technical, ethical and philosophical aspects.
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spelling doaj.art-f10fdb8a6b804b588a1bc5f5fa78177a2023-09-02T18:56:10ZengPaderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research GrouptripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique1726-670X1726-670X2011-10-019228629410.31269/triplec.v9i2.276276Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to InformationJosé María Díaz Nafría0Francisco Salto Alemany1Science of Information Institute, Washington, U.S.A; Universidad de León, SpainUniversidad de León, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, León, SpainA trans-disciplinary frame is proposed, aimed at addressing the very understanding of information in all its variety. It aims at unifying perspectives and integrating techniques from different fields of knowledge and practice, searching for the most overarching account of information phenomena, a better formalization of real processes and a global stance towards problems concerning information. Such research frame might try to answer: Which are the basic distinct accounts of infor-mation to be applied in fields from telecommunication to philosophy, from biology to documentation, from logic to quantum physics? Which are the minimum primitive concepts that may cover all of them? Is a unified theory feasible? Could a better information measure be found? Could the societal and practical interest be better preserved in an integrated perspective of information? The methodological proposal aims at opening a space for the interweaving of different scientific frameworks (characterized by specific paradigms and methodologies) to delve into the very landscape of information, searching for a transdisciplinary treatment of theoretical, technical and practical problems concerning information. It is based on an already active interdisci-plinary International community and a critical mass of research groups at the global level. By means of bridging these com-munities, a new transdisciplinary science of information might emerge as an integrated framework in which information will be considered in all its formal, natural, cognitive, social, technical, ethical and philosophical aspects.https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/276Science of InformationGeneral Theory of Informationinformation contentinformation measureinformation ethicsphilosophy of informationinformation technologies
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tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
Science of Information
General Theory of Information
information content
information measure
information ethics
philosophy of information
information technologies
title Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information
title_full Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information
title_fullStr Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information
title_full_unstemmed Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information
title_short Towards a Transdisciplinary Frame: Bridging Domains, a Multidimensional Approach to Information
title_sort towards a transdisciplinary frame bridging domains a multidimensional approach to information
topic Science of Information
General Theory of Information
information content
information measure
information ethics
philosophy of information
information technologies
url https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/276
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