Towards a Theory of Information

A solid foundation is a prerequisite for a scientific discipline to provide a modelling framework for the representation purposes in other areas. In this paper we discuss the suitabiliy of logic for this kind of application and investigate the necessary steps for the concept of ‘information’ to provide a comparably justified foundation for the modelling of ‘real world’ phenomena. This provides an analysis of the conceptual prerequisites that are required for a well-founded theory of information.

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