Zenil, Hector (2011) An Algorithmic Approach to Information and Meaning. [Preprint]

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I'll survey some of the aspects relevant to a philosophical discussion of information taking into account the developments of algorithmic information theory. I will propose that meaning is deep in Bennett's logical depth sense, and that algorithmic probability may provide the stability for a robust algorithmic definition of meaning, taking into consideration the interpretation and the receiver's own knowledge encoded in the story of a message.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Zenil, Hector hzenilc@gmail.com
Keywords:	information content; meaning; algorithmic probability; algorithmic complexity; logical depth; philosophy of information; information theory
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Computation/Information
Depositing User:	Dr. Hector Zenil
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2011 14:09
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2011 14:09
Item ID:	8819
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Computation/Information
Date:	2011
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8819

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