No communication without manipulation: A causal-deflationary view of information
No communication without manipulation: A causal-deflationary view of information
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DOI：
10.1016/j.shpsa.2018.06.003
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
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通讯作者：
Iris Lombardi, Olimpia
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作者：
Ariel Lopez, Cristian;Iris Lombardi, Olimpia
在本文中，我们将描述一种新的信息在交际语境中的解释，即因果通货紧缩的解释。我们的方法借鉴了Timpson的通货紧缩观点，并为信息哲学领域提供了新的工具，这些工具将有助于澄清沟通的潜在结构：信息是一个抽象的实体，为了实现沟通，必须涉及因果联系。根据我们的描述，通信不仅仅是源和接收者之间的统计相关性的存在，正如通常从纯粹的形式观点所理解的那样。相反，沟通是一种涉及因果概念的不对称现象：为了成功沟通，目标系统必须能够通过干预源系统而被因果操纵。简而言之，我们将支持以下引理：没有操纵就没有交流。(C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
In this paper, we shall describe a new account of information in communicational contexts, namely, a causal-deflationary one. Our approach draws from Timpson's deflationary view and supplies the field of philosophy of information with new tools that will help to clarify the underlying structure of communication: information is an abstract entity that must be involved in a causal link in order to achieve communication. In light of our account, communication is not merely the existence of statistical correlations between source and receiver, as usually understood from a purely formal view. Instead, communication is an asymmetric phenomenon involving causal notions: the destination system must be able to be causally manipulated by intervening on the source for successful communication. In a nutshell, we shall support the following lemma: no communication without manipulation. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.