Grammatical Man
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Grammatical Man
Jeremy Campbell
7 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2016–2020.
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My introduction to information theory and its diverse set of interrelated applications and phenomena.
Jeremy Campbell's Grammatical Man (1984) introduced the concepts of information theory and their deep, deep, deep interconnections to a tremendous number of interconnected systems, many not explored within his book.
Then I think that Grammatical Man and Penrose are around the nature of information, and what can be communicated and understood.
I'm currently reading it (20% through) and it has already made a big impact. The meaning of inform
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