GRAMMATICAL MAN Information Entropy Language and Life 1 Jeremy Campbell
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Grammatical Man is the first book to tell the story of information theory, how it arose with the development of radar during WWII and how it evolved. This book describes how the laws and discoveries of information theory now support controversial revisions to Darwinian evolution, begin to unravel the mysteries of language, memory and dreams, and stimulate provocative ideas in psychology, philosophy, art, music, computers and even the structure of society.
GRAMMATICAL MAN Information Entropy Language and Life 1 Jeremy Campbell
This is a wonderful, ambitious book. It is well written. The prose is a delight. But what makes it really stand out is the breadth of its focus. Campbell's premise is that information theory informs a very wide range of topics. To be efficient an information system has to balance rules with originality. The rules are necessary to create some order in a chaotic world. Without rules the message will be overwhelmed by the noise. But if the rules are too rigid and overarching they limit what can be conveyed. Campbell argues that this basic framework is useful for understanding everything from genetics and evolution to language to the working of the human mind. I'm not an expert I the book compelling and deeply thought provoking. And it was a joy to read.Product details
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GRAMMATICAL MAN Information Entropy Language and Life 1 Jeremy Campbell Reviews
This book succeeds in its stated intention of giving an overview of the development of information theory. Human beings are "decoders" who interpret information. Scientific theories are human creations seeking to enlighten. The author explains a basic explanation from information theory, i.e., that "in an ordinary conversation, information is conveyed when the speaker says something that changes the listener's knowledge."
Campbell attacks Darwin's theory, writing, "One major difficulty is that the central argument of Darwinian theory circles back on itself, explaining nothing." He goes into detail on why evolution is unscientific.
The brain makes decisions along the way as to what information it will process and how it will interpret what it takes in. "All seeing is interpretation" he writes. He describes the "editing" process of the brain "...that does not imply that memory necessarily preserves the original meaning intact. The brain goes to work on information while it is being stored in memory,interpreting, drawing inferences, making assumptions, fitting it into a context of past experience and knowledge already acquired."
This is a helpful book on information theory, the workings of the brain, and the process of interpreting what one sees. It will open the mind of the nonjudgmental reader.
Excellent book
out of this world
when will i return to earth
Excellent writer! Covers difficult topics clearly for the layman. I have been reading it for almost 20 years! (I go back and reread parts.)
I read this book in grad school about 40 years ago and it is still relevant.
Like the previous reviewers said, the author did a fantastic job by using information theory to string biology, linguistics, brain, human society and so on. In an era when disciplines are becoming more and more specialized, a broad perspective can enable readers to view the world differently.
Powerful deep thinking synthesizing genetics, thermodynamics and information theory. Beautiful job! I even had goose bumps sometimes; hey, life diversity is just Nature being redundant? Information is universal and this book will never leave you.
This is a wonderful, ambitious book. It is well written. The prose is a delight. But what makes it really stand out is the breadth of its focus. Campbell's premise is that information theory informs a very wide range of topics. To be efficient an information system has to balance rules with originality. The rules are necessary to create some order in a chaotic world. Without rules the message will be overwhelmed by the noise. But if the rules are too rigid and overarching they limit what can be conveyed. Campbell argues that this basic framework is useful for understanding everything from genetics and evolution to language to the working of the human mind. I'm not an expert I the book compelling and deeply thought provoking. And it was a joy to read.
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