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.quote { margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; border-left: 5px #ebebeb solid; padding-left: 0.3em; }--></style></head><body><div>Dear Karl,</div><div><br /></div>
<div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2"><blockquote cite="CA+nf4CXPBg+UKW+-+MKdQKn6Xmaj73x8w=afN0TSaPdLNZQCTA@mail.gmail.com" type="cite" class="cite2"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Lecture by Youri has opened many approaches towards
understanding the general concept of information, specifically in a biologic
context. </p></div></blockquote><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">The concept of information, defined <b>specifically </b>in a biological context is for that very reason not the <b>general </b>concept of information. This confusion does not help for the understanding. In economics, for example, one should not work with a biological concept of information. </font></div><div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><br /></font></div><div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Information can be measured in bits and bytes. I have not heard a single argument in this discussion of how the biological theorizing leads to (proposals for) the measurement of information. Without the beginning of an operationalization, the theory remains a pure philosophy. I don't think that one should go for a biological philosophy, including social darwinism etc.</font></div><div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2"><br /></div><div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2">Best, </div><div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span>Loet</span></font></div><div id="x2398b0a4e8914f2"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><br /></span></font></div></span></font></div>
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