On Quantifying Semantic Information

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关键词: information quantification;    semantic information;    Bar-Hillel;    Carnap;    Floridi;    Truthlikeness;   

DOI  :  10.3390/info2010061

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this paper is to look at some existing methods of semantic information quantification and suggest some alternatives. It begins with an outline of Bar-Hillel and Carnap's theory of semantic information before going on to look at Floridi's theory of strongly semantic information. The latter then serves to initiate an in-depth investigation into the idea of utilising the notion of truthlikeness to quantify semantic information. Firstly, a couple of approaches to measure truthlikeness are drawn from the literature and explored, with a focus on their applicability to semantic information quantification. Secondly, a similar but new approach to measure truthlikeness/information is presented and some supplementary points are made.

【 授权许可】

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