Posted by Craig Maudlin on March 11, 1998 at 18:39:00:

In Reply to: Re: Data, Information & Knowledge posted by Ross Hall on March 11, 1998 at 13:20:39:

Hi Ross. I agree with what I think you are saying: in essence that understanding a theory and understanding how (and when) to apply said theory are two different things.

One of things I'm looking for is a way to explain the difficulties without calling into question the validity of the theory. (Suggesting that Information Theory might not be valid for something called 'Information' is difficult.)

It strikes me as much simpler to point out that the theory itself contains an answer as to why its rigorous application within the domain of knowledge management is anything but straightforward. In theory, it applies, but it turns out to be computationally overwhelming in practice.

This alone, I hope, would make it sufficiently clear that other avenues need to be pursued. If true, no one would have to prove to anyone else that they couldn't actually define information! (Might we say that an argument avoided is an argument won?)

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• Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Yogesh Malhotra 23:15:05 3/11/98 (4)
  • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Craig Maudlin 19:18:03 3/12/98 (3)
    • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Tom Sudman 14:23:17 3/16/98 (0)
    • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Mezei 22:27:13 3/12/98 (1)
      • Re: Difficulties with Information Theory Martyn R Jones 08:26:34 3/25/98 (0)

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