Knowledge and the Flow of Information - Softcover

Dretske, Fred I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157586195X ISBN 13: 9781575861951

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 1999

Synopsis

An attempt to develop a theory of knowledge and philosophy of mind using ideas derived from the mathematical theory of communication developed by Claude Shannon. Information is seen as an objective commodity defined by the dependency relations between distinct events. Knowledge is then analyzed as information caused belief. Perception is the delivery of information caused belief. Perception is the delivery of information in analog form (experience) for conceptual utilization by cognitive mechanisms. The final chapters attempt to develop a theory of meaning (or belief content) by viewing meaning as a certain kind of information-carrying role.

About this title

Book Description:

This volume presents an attempt to develop a theory of knowledge using ideas derived from the mathematical theory of communication developed by Claude Shannon. Information is seen as an objective commodity defined by the dependency relations between distinct events. Knowledge is then analyzed as information caused belief.

About the Author:

Fred I. Dretske is Nbella and Eloise Maybury Knapp Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 157586195X
• ISBN 13: 9781575861951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 273