
Information and Consciousness
An Exploration
John M. Budd(Author)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published on 27. August 2024
Book
Hardback
260 pages
978-1-5381-9848-3 (ISBN)
Description
Information and Consciousness: An Exploration connects information and consciousness in ways that will open up potential inquiry into what information is, how it works, and its relationship to human consciousness. Information has been taken to mean many things in the past; the risk has been that, if it is taken to mean everything, it may mean nothing. In this book, information's definition is restricted to the inclusion of meaning and truth in discursive action. Consciousness, for its part, has frequently been taken to refer to the material workings of the brain. Recent inquiry has led to a broadening to embrace the human body and the environment in extended consciousness.
Using these two conceptions, the connections between information and consciousness are explored. The book includes a unique definition of information that centers on discursive action, meaning, and truth; the role of sign systems-semiotics-and how it is connected to what information is; a critique of the standard model of consciousness, and an investigation of alternatives; an alternative to embodied/extended consciousness as a preferred model, and an exploration of its role with respect to information; and more.
The book aims to make connections between what informs humans and what humans are conscious of. Anyone who is concerned with how people identify what informs will be interested in the entirety of the work. The author provides readers with the foundation they need to understand the most common conceptions of what information and consciousness are.
Information and Consciousness also looks into the future for enquiry. Presenting a different way of conceiving information and consciousness, the book shows a way forward for enquiry and education.
Using these two conceptions, the connections between information and consciousness are explored. The book includes a unique definition of information that centers on discursive action, meaning, and truth; the role of sign systems-semiotics-and how it is connected to what information is; a critique of the standard model of consciousness, and an investigation of alternatives; an alternative to embodied/extended consciousness as a preferred model, and an exploration of its role with respect to information; and more.
The book aims to make connections between what informs humans and what humans are conscious of. Anyone who is concerned with how people identify what informs will be interested in the entirety of the work. The author provides readers with the foundation they need to understand the most common conceptions of what information and consciousness are.
Information and Consciousness also looks into the future for enquiry. Presenting a different way of conceiving information and consciousness, the book shows a way forward for enquiry and education.
Reviews / Votes
John Budd's impressive book provides an extensive analysis of information and consciousness, two of the most contentious and important concepts in today's technical world. -- Ronald E. Day, professor, Information and Library Science, Indiana UniversityMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 BW Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
532 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-9848-3 (9781538198483)
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Person
John M. Budd is Professor Emeritus with the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies of the University of Missouri. He has also been on the faculties of Louisiana State University and the University of Arizona. He is the author of more than 150 works, including Six Issues Facing Libraries Today: Critical Perspectives and The Library as Forum in the Social Media Age, published by Rowman & Littlefield. He is active in the American Library Association, the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and the Association of Information Science and Technology.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Enquiring into Information
Chapter 2: Information and Semiotics
Chapter 3: The "Standard" Model of Consciousness
Chapter 4: Alternative Models of Consciousness
Chapter 5: Connections between Consciousness and Information
Epilogue
Bibliography
Introduction
Chapter 1: Enquiring into Information
Chapter 2: Information and Semiotics
Chapter 3: The "Standard" Model of Consciousness
Chapter 4: Alternative Models of Consciousness
Chapter 5: Connections between Consciousness and Information
Epilogue
Bibliography