On Communication. An Interdisciplinary and Mathematical Approach

This book offers a radical new approach for the understanding of communication. By using the theoretical framework of complex systems theory communication is defined as the interplay of social and cognitive dynamics: communicators are modelled as complex cognitive systems who interact according to s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Klüver, Jürgen, Klüver, Christina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Theory and Decision Library A:, Rational Choice in Practical Philosophy and Philosophy of Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Communication – problems of a concept and a new methodical approach
  • Excursion into complex systems theory
  • Meaning and Information: the semantic dimension of communication
  • The social dimension of communication
  • The cognitive dimension of communication
  • The general equations of communicative processes
  • Examples: Computer Models as Operationalization
  • Epilogue: The Mathematical Conditions of Human Cognition and Communication