Is there information only when the recipient is (or it is perceived) by a conscious human being? (in a weaker form: by a sensitive, brain-equipped animal?)
or
Can we speak about information between inanimate objects as well? (e.g., when a valence electron of an atom "feels" the electric field of the electron-shell of a nearby other atom.)
Depending on the answers on the above questions, then we can ask, whether can we speak about information on "there is a valence electron", when there is no other atom at Coulomb-range to which this data were conveyed?
In general: is information a subjective category, or independent of whether it was perceived by somebody/something?
(Further, see my paper in "Information" FIS-Beijing issue, this summer.)
Regards,
Gyuri
At 12:08 2011.10.04.ΓΏ, you wrote:
Dear Dick,
Replying to the following two questions may help:
(1) Is there information in the situation there is no data ?
(2) If yes, an example would be great; If no, is there information if
no data is conveyed ?
Best,
Michel.
2011/10/4 Dick Stoute <dick.sto...@gmail.com>:
> This is my first post to this list - so my apologies if I get it wrong.
>
> I am looking for arguments for/against the concept of information as "form
> conveyed by data". Any references/ideas would be appreciated.
>
> Dick
>
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