The informational stance: Philosophy and logic. Part II. From physics to society

Wu Kun; Joseph E. Brenner

doi:10.12775/LLP.2013.020

Authors

Wu Kun Xi’An Jiaotong University, Xi’An
Joseph E. Brenner International Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Paris (CIRET)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/LLP.2013.020

Keywords

dialectics, dynamics, ethics, information, interactions, logic ontology phenomenology, systems, values, transdisciplinarity

Abstract

In Part I of our joint paper [WuB13], we outlined our respective theories, The Basic Theory of the Philosophy of Information (BTPI) and Logic in Reality (LIR) and showed their synergy for the understanding of complex informational processes. In this part, we develop Wu’s fundamental philosophical insight of the origin of the values of information in the interactions of complex information processing. A key concept in our work is that of a logical isomorphism between human individual and social value and the natural laws of the physical world. On the basis of Wu’s concept of Informational Thinking, we propose an Informational Stance, a philosophical stance that is most appropriate for, and not separated nor isolated from, the emerging unified theory of information. We propose our metaphilosophy and metalogic of information as further support for the ethical development of the Information Society.

Author Biography

Wu Kun, Xi’An Jiaotong University, Xi’An

International Center for the Philosophy of Information

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