information carrier

A quality of an information bearer that imparts the information content

PERSON: Alan Ruttenberg

information carrier

In the case of a printed paperback novel the physicality of the ink and of the paper form part of the information bearer. The qualities of appearing black and having a certain pattern for the ink and appearing white for the paper form part of the information carrier in this case.

12/15/09: There is a concern that some ways that carry information may be processes rather than qualities, such as in a 'delayed wave carrier'.

2014-03-10: We are not certain that all information carriers are qualities. There was a discussion of dropping it.

Smith, Ceusters, Ruttenberg, 2000 years of philosophy