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Spatiotemporal 'form' appears in the symbolic space, either as an output in the course of reasoning or as a product of natural processes of law and chance. Form may be recognized as 'information', filtered, interpreted, abstracted into experi ential and expert knowledge, and acted upon by biological or artificial reasoning, to produce more form and information. Information is viewed as the commodity of communication and mentation, and as a central actor and force in shaping the world around us. We are developing greater sensitivity to the importance of understanding the basic notions and dynamics of information, regarded as commodity and force. This is of essence, if we are to reveal the mechanisms (if any) of biologi cal reasoning, and of the evolution of biological and human cybernetic systems. The development of models and machines that will be used in the management and regulation of complex, human and robotic, cybernetic systems, and for the support of human decision-makers, lunges on such conceptualizations and comprehension. In this paper, we set up the backdrop for raising some basic questions related to the notions and dy namics of information.

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Notions and dynamics of information

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