生物学中信息概念的语义分析

Semantic Analysis of the Concept of Information in Biology

信息的语义概念是生物学中最重要,也是最有争议的概念之一,一直以来备受生物哲学家的关注。文章从基因是否具有信息的问题出发,认为对生物学中信息概念的理解既不能过分重视其对经验证据的解释,又不能过分强调其概念的语义性质。而语境论通过语义上升或语义下降的方法可以实现信息概念在不同语境下的语义值,为二者的融合提供了一个平台,从而达到其最佳的语用效果。最后,文章讨论了生物学中信息概念的几个语义特征。

The concept of information is one of the most important, and most controvemial concepts in biology. Biology philosophers have been very concerned about it. First, this article analyzes the gene information, claims that neither over-emphasis on the interpretation of the empirical evidence, and nor over-emphasize the nature of the concept of semantic about understanding of the concept of information in biology. Semantic value of the concept of information can be achieved in different contexts through the semantic rise or semantic decline. Context theory provides a platform for the arguments. Finally, the article discusses several semantic features of the concept of information in biology.