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[All] entities will be described as clusters of data, that is, as informational objects. More precisely, [any existing entity] will be a discrete, self-contained, encapsulated package containing - the appropriate data structures, which constitute the nature of the entity in question, that is, the state of the object, its unique identity and its attributes; and - a collection of operations, functions, or procedures, which are activated by various interactions or stimuli (that is, messages received from other objects or changes within itself) and correspondingly define how the object behaves or reacts to them. At this level of abstraction, informational systems as such, rather than just living systems in general, are raised to the role of agents and patients of any action, with environmental processes, changes and interactions equally described informationally. (Floridi 2006, 9-10)
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:03:43 +0000

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