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As a human phenomenon, information is involved with communication, whereas logically it is a kind of relation. Reviews the definitions of G. Klaus, N. Wiener, and G. Günther. Argues that information has the same ontological status as K. Popper’s “World 3,” and that C.F. von Weizsäcker’s suggestion of a relation between Aristotelian forma and information is essentially correct.
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Strombach, W. (1986). “Information” In Epistemological and Ontological Perspective. In: Mitcham, C., Huning, A. (eds) Philosophy and Technology II. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 90. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4512-8_6
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