Unity-Based Diversity: System Approach to Defining Information

Information

关键词: diversity;    unity;    system approach;    spectrum of definitions;    information eco-system;   

DOI  :  10.3390/info2030406

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

What is information? This is the first question that information science should answer clearly. However, the definitions of information have been so diversified that people are questioning if there is any unity among the diversity, leading to a suspicion on whether it is possible to establish a unified theory of information or not. To answer this question, a system approach to defining information is introduced in this paper. It is proved that the unity of information definitions can be maintained with this approach. As a by-product, an important concept, the information eco-system, was also achieved.

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