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Aristotle and Information Theory : A Comparison of the Influence of Causal Assumptions on Two Theories of Communication.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Janua Linguarum. Series Maior SeriesPublisher: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, Inc., 1971Copyright date: ©1971Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (152 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110813616
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Aristotle and Information TheoryLOC classification:
  • B491.C3 -- R68 1971eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction -- II. A Model of Aristotelian Causation -- Perfective Impulses -- Active and Acquiescent Powers -- Dynamic Re-Alignment -- Dynamic Equilibrium -- Tendency to Order -- Referential Grid -- Summary -- III. An Aristotelian Theory of Communication -- Institutional Contexts -- Modes of Proof -- Topical Aids to Speech Construction -- Summary -- IV. "Information Theory": Causality and Criticism -- Definition of "Information Theory" -- The Concept of Entropy -- Epistemological Status -- Referential Grid -- Sources of Observed Change -- Statistical Relationships -- Entropy as a Causal Model of "Information Theory" -- Implications of the "Information Theory" / Causal Model for Rhetorical Criticism -- Summary -- V. A Comparison of Critical Perspectives -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors.
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction -- II. A Model of Aristotelian Causation -- Perfective Impulses -- Active and Acquiescent Powers -- Dynamic Re-Alignment -- Dynamic Equilibrium -- Tendency to Order -- Referential Grid -- Summary -- III. An Aristotelian Theory of Communication -- Institutional Contexts -- Modes of Proof -- Topical Aids to Speech Construction -- Summary -- IV. "Information Theory": Causality and Criticism -- Definition of "Information Theory" -- The Concept of Entropy -- Epistemological Status -- Referential Grid -- Sources of Observed Change -- Statistical Relationships -- Entropy as a Causal Model of "Information Theory" -- Implications of the "Information Theory" / Causal Model for Rhetorical Criticism -- Summary -- V. A Comparison of Critical Perspectives -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors.

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