Towards a theory of meaning in biology: a proposal for an operative definition
Cordelli, A.; Galleni, L.
Rivista di Biologia 96(1): 145-158
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-6050 PMID: 12852180 Document Number: 555014
Information is a concept developed inside the context of computational and computer sciences. Entropy is a concept developed inside physics context. The best concept in biology is that of "meaning" which is quite impossible to be measured as stated by some examples which are reported. A suggestion to develop a discussion in order to obtain an integration of these concepts inside the general problems of evolutionary biology is here reported to the attention of researchers.
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