Time and Information

The idea of this paper is to propose distinguishability and temporality as basic principles of empirical knowledge. On the basis of these principles, the outline of an abstract theory of information (ATI) is developed. The assumption that time and information are always interwoven and the circular structure of a “complete concept of information” are the most important characteristics. The suggestion is made that an empirical science like physics must have the structure of an ATI. Several reasons are given why Weizsacker’s quantum theory of ur alternatives could be considered as the concrete program for the realization of such an ATI-like structure.