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Where and when information exists so do symbols, in the abstract sense. It’s not symbols as representation of meaning but symbols as mediating meaning.
by arketyp 5y ago
Where and when information exists so do symbols, in the abstract sense. It’s not symbols as representation of meaning but symbols as mediating meaning.
- dr_dshiv 5y agoThat’s a strong claim that is not common. Humans are generally considered to be the only animals capable of symbolic thought [1]. Information flows in far simpler systems than symbolic systems. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/magazine/hunting-for-the-origins-of-symbolic-thought.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/magazine/hunting-for-the-...
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