scholarly journals Information: Concept Clarification and Theoretical Representation

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Burgin
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Synthetic Approach ◽  
Conceptual Level ◽  
Theoretical Level ◽  
Information Operations ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Information Concept

The general theory of information is a synthetic approach, which organizes and encompasses all main directions in information theory. It is developed on three levels: conceptual, methodological and theoretical. On the conceptual level, the concept of information is purified and information operations are separated and described. On the methodological level, it is formulated as system of principles, explaining what information is and how to measure information. On the theoretical level, mathematical models of information are constructed and studied. The goal of this paper is to clarify the concept of information and discuss its mathematical models, establishing relations with physics as the most developed science.

scholarly journals Information: Concept Clarification and Theoretical Representation

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-357
Author(s):  
Mark Burgin
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Synthetic Approach ◽  
Conceptual Level ◽  
Theoretical Level ◽  
Information Operations ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Information Concept

The general theory of information is a synthetic approach, which organizes and encompasses all main directions in information theory. It is developed on three levels: conceptual, methodological and theoretical. On the conceptual level, the concept of information is purified and information operations are separated and described. On the methodological level, it is formulated as system of principles, explaining what information is and how to measure information. On the theoretical level, mathematical models of information are constructed and studied. The goal of this paper is to clarify the concept of information and discuss its mathematical models, establishing relations with physics as the most developed science.

Towards the General Theory of Information Asymmetry

2015 ◽  
pp. 124-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waseem Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Information Asymmetries ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Concept Of Information

Information imperfections of various kinds are present around us and information asymmetry is one such kind. The phrase “information imperfection” indicates information which is less than ideal for many conceivable reasons. The concept of “information asymmetry” is different, and indicates the presence of more information at one end of an informational distribution. The purpose of this chapter is not to provide a literature review of information asymmetry but to (1) build on previous work, (2) suggest a set of concepts, and (3) describe examples of information asymmetries in order to propose a framework for a general theory of information asymmetry. To this end, this chapter provides a brief overview of the concepts of information asymmetry and information imperfection. It also proposes a set of four concepts considered to be of importance in understanding information asymmetry; describes two major categories of information asymmetries; discusses different types of informational disturbances; and finally discusses the potential effects of information asymmetries.

scholarly journals Discerning Potential and Impact Information

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Mark Burgin
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Important Phenomenon ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Types Of Information

This paper contains further analysis of the concept of information aimed at discovering new features of this mysterious but very important phenomenon. We base our analysis on the general theory of information and contemporary theoretical physics. This approach allows for the explication of two basic complementary types of information—potential and impact information. In such a way, we achieve a better understanding of information as a natural and social phenomenon, which serves as a base for developing novel tools for measuring information.

scholarly journals Discerning Potential and Impact Information

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Mark Burgin
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Important Phenomenon ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Types Of Information

This paper contains further analysis of the concept of information aimed at discovering new features of this mysterious but very important phenomenon. We base our analysis on the general theory of information and contemporary theoretical physics. This approach allows for the explication of two basic complementary types of information—potential and impact information. In such a way, we achieve a better understanding of information as a natural and social phenomenon, which serves as a base for developing novel tools for measuring information.

scholarly journals Information: Problems, Paradoxes, and Solutions

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Mark Burgin
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Information Age ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Adequate Definition ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Definition Of Information

The information age is upon us and the main paradox is that there is no satisfactory and commonly accepted answer to the crucial question what information is. This results in a quantity of contradictions, misconceptions, and paradoxes related to the world of information. We consider the existing situation in information studies, which is very paradoxical and inconsistent, in the first part of this paper. To remedy the situation, a new approach in information theory, which is called the general theory of information, is developed. The main achievement of the general theory of information is explication of a relevant and adequate definition of information. This theory is built on an axiomatic base as a system of two classes of principles and their consequences. The first class consists of the ontological principles, which are revealing general properties and regularities of information and its functioning. Principles from the second class explain how to measure information.

scholarly journals Information: Problems, Paradoxes, and Solutions

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Burgin
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Information Age ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Adequate Definition ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Definition Of Information

The information age is upon us and the main paradox is that there is no satisfactory and commonly accepted answer to the crucial question what information is. This results in a quantity of contradictions, misconceptions, and paradoxes related to the world of information. We consider the existing situation in information studies, which is very paradoxical and inconsistent, in the first part of this paper. To remedy the situation, a new approach in information theory, which is called the general theory of information, is developed. The main achievement of the general theory of information is explication of a relevant and adequate definition of information. This theory is built on an axiomatic base as a system of two classes of principles and their consequences. The first class consists of the ontological principles, which are revealing general properties and regularities of information and its functioning. Principles from the second class explain how to measure information.

scholarly journals PENGARUH TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DALAM KEPROFESIAN DAN IMPLIKASINYA dalam DUNIA PENDIDIKAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-185
Author(s):  
Muhammad Taufiq
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Computer System ◽  
General Information ◽  
Basic Field ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Concept Of Information

Accounting is an information system, more precisely; it is an application to the general theory of information to the problem of efficient economic operations. It also makes up a large part of the general information expressed in quantitative terms. In this context accounting is both a part of the general information system of an operating entity and a part of the basic field bounded by the concept of information If you work with a manual system and you want to see an account on given day, you have a paper file and you simply go to that particular section and pull out the file. When you’re on the computer system, in a sense all your accounts are kid of floating around in space. You can’t get your hands on them

Art as Information Ecology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A. Hoelscher
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
American Art ◽  
Aesthetic Theory ◽  
Information Ecology ◽  
Robert Morris ◽  
New Information ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Gilbert Simondon

In Art as Information Ecology, Jason A. Hoelscher offers not only an information theory of art but an aesthetic theory of information. Applying close readings of the information theories of Claude Shannon and Gilbert Simondon to 1960s American art, Hoelscher proposes that art is information in its aesthetic or indeterminate mode—information oriented less toward answers and resolvability than toward questions, irresolvability, and sustained difference. These irresolvable differences, Hoelscher demonstrates, fuel the richness of aesthetic experience by which viewers glean new information and insight from each encounter with an artwork. In this way, art constitutes information that remains in formation---a difference that makes a difference that keeps on differencing. Considering the works of Frank Stella, Robert Morris, Adrian Piper, the Drop City commune, Eva Hesse, and others, Hoelscher finds that art exists within an information ecology of complex feedback between artwork and artworld that is driven by the unfolding of difference. By charting how information in its aesthetic mode can exist beyond today's strictly quantifiable and monetizable forms, Hoelscher reconceives our understanding of how artworks work and how information operates.

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