Meaning in Action: a Qualitative Approach of Information

Abstract

"There are many approaches to the concept of information in terms of quantity, but there is a lack of consensus on what information is. We measure it in many ways, but we don’t consistently state what information is. We will try in this text to offer a qualitative image for the concept of information. On this occasion, perhaps we will better understand the role of information at different levels in existence by defining information as a symbolic structure that acts through the meaning it has in a given context."