ENOMOTO, Takuto
(2025)
How should we understand that a map of information concept is created?
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Abstract
The definition of information concepts has been approached in various ways. Previous studies have classified these definitions into three categories: (1) reductionism, (2) antireductionism, and (3) non-reductionism. The map of information concepts developed by Luciano Floridi organizes information concepts in terms of (3) non-reductionism. However, the map is often criticized due to misunderstandings, since neither the specific method for constructing the map nor its structure is described in detail.
The purpose of this paper is to reconstruct the map using the method of levels of abstraction (LoA) and to make its structure explicit. First, Section 2 reviews previous studies and organizes the definitions of information concepts based on the above classification scheme. Next, Section 3 explains the method of LoA and applies it to information concepts. As a result, it becomes clear that the map differs from the well-known DIKW pyramid in that each element is arranged by adding observables in order from higher to lower degrees of abstraction. This work allows us to demonstrate the relationship between the map and the method of LoA, and to re-evaluate Floridi's achievement.
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