Abstract
In order to illuminate the role of information in biology, Bergstrom and Rosvall (Biol Philos 26:159–176, 2011a; Biol Philos 26:195–200, 2011b) propose a ‘transmission sense of information’ which builds on Shannon’s theory. At the core of the transmission sense is an appeal to the reduction in uncertainty in receivers and to etiological function. I explore several ways of cashing out uncertainty reduction as well as the consequences of appealing to function.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-144 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Biology and Philosophy |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 20 Jan 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- information
- Shannon
- genes
- function
- behaviour