Sunday 26 July 2009

Information as a basic element ...

of the modern information society and its place in the system of philosophical knowledge

an article by V O Melnikov, Yu O Melnikova and E V Gorbunova in Scientific and Technical Information Processing Volume 35 Number 6 (December 2008)

Abstract
Problems are considered associated with the philosophical understanding of the information concept as applied to the realities of the modern information society. The evolution of the notion [idea] of information is presented and on its basis the main philosophical concept of the concept “information” is elucidated. Various, sometimes opposing, scientific viewpoints on the problems under study have been analysed. The role of social information and the specifics of its relation with social processes are shown. The great significance of information systems and technologies for the development of modern society is demonstrated, which are at the same time the products of information processing and the means of its production. The important role of information systems in the management of information processes in modern society is explained.

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