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ERIC EJ1082014: Information and Knowledge: An Evolutionary Framewor... |
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Background: Many definitions of information, knowledge, |
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and data have been suggested throughout the history of |
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information science. In this article, the objective is to |
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provide definitions that are usable for the physical, |
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biological, and social meanings of the terms, covering |
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the various senses important to our field. Argument: |
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Information 1 is defined as the pattern of organization |
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of matter and energy. Information 2 is defined as some |
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pattern of organization of matter and energy that has |
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been given meaning by a living being. Knowledge is |
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defined as information given meaning and integrated with |
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other contents of understanding. Elaboration: The |
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approach is rooted in an evolutionary framework; that is, |
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modes of information perception, processing, |
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transmission, and storage are seen to have developed as a |
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part of the general evolution of members of the animal |
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kingdom. Brains are expensive for animals to support; |
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consequently, efficient storage, including, particularly, |
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storage at emergent levels--for example, storing the |
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concept of chair, rather than specific memories of all |
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chairs ever seen, is powerful and effective for animals. |
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Conclusion: Thus, rather than being reductionist, the |
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approach taken demonstrates the fundamentally emergent |
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nature of most of what higher animals and human beings, |
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in particular, experience as information. |
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Date Published: 2018-10-03 09:06:03 |
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Identifier: ERIC_EJ1082014 |
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Item Size: 24821399 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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