Knowledge and the Flow of Information
Dretske, Fred I.
ISBN 10: 157586195X ISBN 13: 9781575861951
Published by Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 1999
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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.
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Fred I. Dretske is Nbella and Eloise Maybury Knapp Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
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Title: Knowledge and the Flow of Information
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New