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Information without Truth
In Armen T. Marsoobian, Brian J. Huschle, Eric Cavallero & Patrick Allo (eds.), Putting Information First. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 66–83 (2011-04-22)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Information and the Veridicality Thesis Information as a Mongrel Concept Natural Information Without Truth Nonnatural Information: The Case for the Veridicality Thesis Nonnatural Information Without Truth An Objection Conclusion Acknowledgments References.Author Profiles
semantic information ‐ information without truth information and the Veridicality Thesis ‐ information requiring truth healthy pluralism in theory of information ‐ information at odds with Veridicality Thesis information as a mongrel concept ‐ disparate uses of “information” in ordinary language distinguishing between natural information ‐ along the lines of Grice's natural meaning natural information without truth ‐ signals carrying natural information nonnatural information, case for Veridicality Thesis ‐ talking of false information Floridi, offering a second argument ‐ against false information, information lost “by semantic means” nonnatural information without truth ‐ need to capture explanatory power of notion of information primary notions of information used in cognitive science and computer science
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