Ebook: Information and Meaning: An Evolutionary Perspective

Information and Meaning is the third book in a trilogy exploring the nature of information, intelligence and meaning. It begins by providing an overview of the first two works of the trilogy, then goes on to consider the meaning of meaning. This explorat ion leads to a theory of how the brain works. This book differs from others in the field, in that it is written from the perspective of a theoretical biologist looking at the evolution of information systems as a basis for studying the phenomena of information, intelligence and meaning. It describes how neurons create a brain which understands information inputs and then is able to operate on such information.

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Information and Meaning is the third book in a trilogy exploring the nature of information, intelligence and meaning. It begins by providing an overview of the first two works of the trilogy, then goes on to consider the meaning of meaning. This explorat ion leads to a theory of how the brain works. This book differs from others in the field, in that it is written from the perspective of a theoretical biologist looking at the evolution of information systems as a basis for studying the phenomena of information, intelligence and meaning. It describes how neurons create a brain which understands information inputs and then is able to operate on such information.

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Information and Meaning is the third book in a trilogy exploring the nature of information, intelligence and meaning. It begins by providing an overview of the first two works of the trilogy, then goes on to consider the meaning of meaning. This explorat ion leads to a theory of how the brain works. This book differs from others in the field, in that it is written from the perspective of a theoretical biologist looking at the evolution of information systems as a basis for studying the phenomena of information, intelligence and meaning. It describes how neurons create a brain which understands information inputs and then is able to operate on such information.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-9
The Nature of Information....Pages 11-29
The Diversity of Information Processing....Pages 31-50
The Spectrum of Intelligence....Pages 51-71
Proto-Intelligence....Pages 73-81
The Origins of Bio-Intelligence....Pages 83-99
Machine and Electronic Intelligence....Pages 101-118
The Physical Origin of Meaning....Pages 119-129
The Origins of Human Speech....Pages 131-146
The Internal Information Environment....Pages 147-163
The Semantic Metabolism....Pages 165-180
Review and Further Discussion About Consciousness....Pages 181-198
How Neurons Create Thought....Pages 199-220
Back Matter....Pages 241-255

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Information and Meaning is the third book in a trilogy exploring the nature of information, intelligence and meaning. It begins by providing an overview of the first two works of the trilogy, then goes on to consider the meaning of meaning. This explorat ion leads to a theory of how the brain works. This book differs from others in the field, in that it is written from the perspective of a theoretical biologist looking at the evolution of information systems as a basis for studying the phenomena of information, intelligence and meaning. It describes how neurons create a brain which understands information inputs and then is able to operate on such information.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-9
The Nature of Information....Pages 11-29
The Diversity of Information Processing....Pages 31-50
The Spectrum of Intelligence....Pages 51-71
Proto-Intelligence....Pages 73-81
The Origins of Bio-Intelligence....Pages 83-99
Machine and Electronic Intelligence....Pages 101-118
The Physical Origin of Meaning....Pages 119-129
The Origins of Human Speech....Pages 131-146
The Internal Information Environment....Pages 147-163
The Semantic Metabolism....Pages 165-180
Review and Further Discussion About Consciousness....Pages 181-198
How Neurons Create Thought....Pages 199-220
Back Matter....Pages 241-255
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