Abstract
The contribution of Rafael Capurro to the clarification of the uses of the concept of information has a conceptual as well a historical dimension; in this last sense, there are few philosophers of information that can follow the history of the concept of information in the works of the Classics with the accuracy and erudition of Capurro. We find that his contribution embraces the following fields: a) a clear differentiation between subjective and objective information and as a consequence of that b) a clear differentiation between information as order in the universe, different from matter and idea. But the contribution he made has not only been analytical and historical, it has also been creative, opening up for us an understanding of the phenomena of “information” through the differentiation between the act of interpretation of a message (hermeneutics) and the proper act of communication as a specific kind of intentional act. Capurro has opened up a new discipline named “angeletics.” As we understand the Capurrian framework, the key idea is to comprehend how “a message produces changes in both the emissary and in the receptor.” According to Capurro, a message has two dimensions; one is information, and the other intentionality. It is the aim of our short article to take a closer look at Rafael Capurro’s contribution to the understanding of these two sides of the message.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Capurro R., & Holgate J. (Eds.) (2011). Messages and messengers: Angeletics as an approach to the phenomenology of communication. Von Boten und Botschaften. Die Angeletik als Weg zur Phänomenologie der Kommunikation, ICIE, 5. Munich, Germany: Fink .
Flores, F. (2009). Broken technologies: The humanist as engineer. (Ver. 1.0). Lund, Sweden: Lund University.
Kierkegaard, S. (1994). Fear and trembling, and, The book on Adler. London, United Kingdom: Everyman’s Library.
Lacan, J., & Fink, B. (2006). Ecrits: The first complete edition in English. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co.
Mitcham, C. (Ed.) (2000). Metaphysics, epistemology and technology. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: JAI.
Wiener, N. (1950). The human use of human beings: Cybernetics and society. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Morador, F.F. (2016). Understanding the Pulse of Existence: An Examination of Capurro’s Angeletics. In: Kelly, M., Bielby, J. (eds) Information Cultures in the Digital Age. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-14681-8_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-14681-8_14
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer VS, Wiesbaden
Print ISBN: 978-3-658-14679-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-658-14681-8
eBook Packages: Religion and PhilosophyPhilosophy and Religion (R0)