STIMULUS within CONTEXT
Charles François (2004). STIMULUS within CONTEXT, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3204.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3204 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
According to G. BATESON, no stimulus can be significant out of context. He correspondly proposes: “a hierarchy of logical types as follows:
- Stimulus is an elementary signal, internal or external.
- Context of stimulus is a metamassage which classifies the elementary signal.
- Context of context of stimulus is a meta-metamessage which classifies the metamessage. And so on“ (1973, p.260).
In this case, the concept of metasystem is of great significance (J.van GIGCH).