Formalising the 'No Information without Data-representation' Principle

Authors:
Patrick Allo
Affiliations:
Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium and IEG, Oxford University, UK and GPI, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2008 conference on Current Issues in Computing and Philosophy
Year:
2008

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Abstract

One of the basic principles of the general definition of information is its rejection of dataless information. In general, it is implied that “there can be no information without physical implementation” [1]. Though this is usually considered a commonsensical assumption, many questions arise with regard to its general application. In this paper, a combined logic for data and information is elaborated, and specifically used to investigate the consequences of restricted and unrestricted data-implementation principles.