Semantic information and the network theory of account.
The article addresses the problem of how semantic information can be upgraded to knowledge. The introductory section explains the technical terminology and the relevant background. Section 2 argues that, for semantic information to be upgraded to knowledge, it is necessary and sufficient to be embed...
| Published in: | Synthese Vol. 184; no. 3; pp. 431 - 455 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=70069534&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 70069534 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00397857 4LI jtl: Synthese issn: 00397857 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2012 vid: 184 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 70069534 10.1007/s11229-010-9821-4 ppf: 431 ppct: 24 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 376KB tig: atl: Semantic information and the network theory of account. aug: au: Floridi, Luciano su: Electric networks Semantics Theory of knowledge Gettier problem Logic Information theory sug: subj: Electric networks Semantics Theory of knowledge Gettier problem Logic Information theory keyword: Account Epistemic logic Explanation Network theory Network theory of account Philosophy of information Semantic information ab: The article addresses the problem of how semantic information can be upgraded to knowledge. The introductory section explains the technical terminology and the relevant background. Section 2 argues that, for semantic information to be upgraded to knowledge, it is necessary and sufficient to be embedded in a network of questions and answers that correctly accounts for it. Section 3 shows that an information flow network of type A fulfils such a requirement, by warranting that the erotetic deficit, characterising the target semantic information t by default, is correctly satisfied by the information flow of correct answers provided by an informational source s. Section 4 illustrates some of the major advantages of such a Network Theory of Account (NTA) and clears the ground of a few potential difficulties. Section 5 clarifies why NTA and an informational analysis of knowledge, according to which knowledge is accounted semantic information, is not subject to Gettier-type counterexamples. A concluding section briefly summarises the results obtained. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Synthese is a copyright of Springer, 2012. All Rights Reserved. item: Synthese holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2012 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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