On the Two Abstractions of Social Information and Plato’s Theory of the Separation of Particulars and Universals

The authors propose that the theoretical framework of Western philosophy is supported by metaphysical ontology through the differentiation and analysis of two different kinds of “particulars-universals” in Plato’s “world visible to the naked eye” and “world known to the soul” in the solar metaphor a...

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Main Authors: Wei Yan, Xia Wang, Zongrong Li
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Computer Sciences & Mathematics Forum
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description The authors propose that the theoretical framework of Western philosophy is supported by metaphysical ontology through the differentiation and analysis of two different kinds of “particulars-universals” in Plato’s “world visible to the naked eye” and “world known to the soul” in the solar metaphor and line metaphor. In today’s society, where big data, the Internet, and artificial intelligence are prevalent, we should say goodbye to Aristotle’s “physicalism”, return to Plato’s theory of ideas, and use theoretical information science to reinterpret the theory of ideas, change from the scientific paradigm of physicalism to the scientific paradigm of “informatics”, and consciously use the world view, scientific outlook, and methodology of information science to guide our study, life, and work.
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title On the Two Abstractions of Social Information and Plato’s Theory of the Separation of Particulars and Universals
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