TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rosenfield,Lawrence William
TI  - Aristotle and Information Theory: A Comparison of the Influence of Causal Assumptions on Two Theories of Communication
T2  - Janua Linguarum. Series Maior Series
SN  - 9783110813616
AV  - B491.C3 -- R68 1971eb 
PY  - 1971///
CY  - Berlin/Boston
PB  - De Gruyter, Inc.
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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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