descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2003 English Publisher:Tilgher GenovaJournal:Rivista di biologia, volume 96 (issn: 0035-6050,

Authors: A. CORDELLI; GALLENI, LODOVICO;

doi: 10.1400/22907

pmid: 12852180

handle: 11568/76706

Towards a theory of meaning in biology: a proposal for an operative definition.

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Abstract

Information is a concept developed inside the context of computational and computer sciences. Entropy is a concept developed inside physics context. The best concept in biology is that of "meaning" which is quite impossible to be measured as stated by some examples which are reported. A suggestion to develop a discussion in order to obtain an integration of these concepts inside the general problems of evolutionary biology is here reported to the attention of researchers.

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University of Pisa
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Keywords

Information Theory, Models, Theoretical, Philosophy, Knowledge, Life, Genetic Code, Animals, Humans, Biology

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