What is it about?
In the theory of information, the focus has generally been on factual (apophantic, declarative, descriptive, constative) information, which has a semantic content that can be true or false and whose function is to represent reality. This paper highlights a less-studied but equally important type: information that is not descriptive but normative, which is termed “normative information”. The paper examines this form of information, demonstrating its relevance to both the philosophy of normativity and the philosophy of information.
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Why is it important?
The paper systematically explores an aspect of the theory and practice of information that has received little attention (and, in some cases, has not even been explicitly conceptualized): normative information.
Perspectives
As human beings, we live not only in an "infosphere" but also in a "nomosphere", that is, an environment constituted by norms and normative information. Normative information is crucial both theoretically and practically, for example for the effective regulation of human and technological systems. The paper develops a first systematic theory of this kind of information.
prof. Stefano Moroni
Politecnico di Milano
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This page is a summary of: Normative Information. Bridging Information Theory and the Philosophy of Normativity, Philosophy & Technology, May 2026, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s13347-026-01110-8.
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