Theses of Informationalism
Here I am going to attempt to outline the basic theses of Informationalism to better clarify the direction of my thought as I approach an issue. I hope you readers will find this helpful, as it may be my most important document thus far.
Term: Information- knowledge gained through study, communication, research, instruction, etc.; factual data.
1. The fundamental problem with materialism is that it does not take into account the influence of information. It is in the ability to record, pass on, and understand information that the advanced manipulation of material circumstances becomes possible.
2. The only way to value a species is by its ability to expand and perpetuate the information it acquires over time. A species that cannot do this must in time be overcome and eliminated by their material circumstances.
3. "The question whether objective truth can be attributed to human thinking is not a question of theory but is a practical question. Man must prove the truth — i.e. the reality and power, the this-sidedness of his thinking in practice. The dispute over the reality or non-reality of thinking that is isolated from practice is a purely scholastic question."
-Marx; Theses on Feuerbach II
4. Asymmetric Information leads to social distinction, especially within humanity. Oligopolies of materials and Information are inefficient. Thus a species with asymmetric information is not maximizing its value and risking its existence.
5. Ensuring free distribution and acquisition of Information is the only way to maximize the value of a society. Therefore the goal of a human society must be the freedom of information and the subsidizing of its acquisition in all fields.
6. The laws and structure of society must be formulated and adapted to the practical judgement of acquired Information. Society should be based on conclusions stemming from the best tested Information, and adapt to reflect the consensus of the Information.
7. "The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man; every citizen can then freely speak, write, and print, subject to responsibility for the abuse of this freedom in the cases is determined by law".
-11th Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (August 1789)
1. The fundamental problem with materialism is that it does not take into account the influence of information. It is in the ability to record, pass on, and understand information that the advanced manipulation of material circumstances becomes possible.
2. The only way to value a species is by its ability to expand and perpetuate the information it acquires over time. A species that cannot do this must in time be overcome and eliminated by their material circumstances.
3. "The question whether objective truth can be attributed to human thinking is not a question of theory but is a practical question. Man must prove the truth — i.e. the reality and power, the this-sidedness of his thinking in practice. The dispute over the reality or non-reality of thinking that is isolated from practice is a purely scholastic question."
-Marx; Theses on Feuerbach II
4. Asymmetric Information leads to social distinction, especially within humanity. Oligopolies of materials and Information are inefficient. Thus a species with asymmetric information is not maximizing its value and risking its existence.
5. Ensuring free distribution and acquisition of Information is the only way to maximize the value of a society. Therefore the goal of a human society must be the freedom of information and the subsidizing of its acquisition in all fields.
6. The laws and structure of society must be formulated and adapted to the practical judgement of acquired Information. Society should be based on conclusions stemming from the best tested Information, and adapt to reflect the consensus of the Information.
7. "The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man; every citizen can then freely speak, write, and print, subject to responsibility for the abuse of this freedom in the cases is determined by law".
-11th Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (August 1789)
7 comments:
There is a lot of power in these words.
Wish our politicians could think in this manner, best wishes, The Artist
Isn't this what a "Democracy" is all about? ; (
It differs from simple democracy in several ways.
Democracy is simply saying that the majority rules out of a voting population. So, you don't have to have universal sufferage, and people don't have to justify their decisions with information.
So as you can see even in our representative democracy, many times decisions are made based on fads, trends, or the passions. People are valued by how well they can agitate a crowd of likely voters and not the actual substance of their message. Lying and Fraud are not strictly forbidden by democracy either.
Perhaps you've heard the saying: "Majority rules doesn't work in mental institutions."
A population of people who don't care about what is practical and justifiable is going to be wrong no matter how many of them consent to something.
That is what separates Informationalism from Democracy.
You got me there.
I was simply attempting to imply, this kind of information should be easily found, in a society, that's "supposed" to be so free, as ours is supposed to be! ; (
information is a very powerfool thing. it can either destroy you or bring you good. it depends on the information that is given.
Interesting perspective. Though does this 'informationalism' have enough unique characteristics to demand its own ideology or is it more a supplement?
familiar with deleuze?
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