Re: [Critical-Realism] Critical Realist Philosophy of Information

["Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark

Thanks for this.  I've been reading your JCR review of Mingers with great
interest - you probably noticed my use of your quote of Bateson, for whom I
have a high regard.  At £61, though, I shan't be buying it, and it may take
a year before it surfaces through the public library system, so I'd
appreciate a bit more detail on what Minger is actually saying.

Best

Dave


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Subject: Re: [Critical-Realism] Critical Realist Philosophy of Information

Personally, I think Shannon should be seen in context. I would certainly
have a close look at John Mingers work... Mingers straddles the worlds of
critical realism, social ontology and systems theory in a way very few
others do (although Paul Stokes springs to mind as someone also well worth
looking at... although more systems-oriented than CR): 'information' is very
much at the interface between systems theory and philosophy, and it can make
both communities feel a bit uncomfortable - which, in my view, is what makes
it so important.

Mark


On Dec 13, 2007 8:20 PM, David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm wondering if anyone could point me to sources concerning a critical
> realist account of "information" and any connections to the field of the
> philosophy of information.  Thanks.
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