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Constructor Theory of Information with David Deutsch

Fallible Animals

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Introduction

David Deutsch: Why was a Constructive Theory of Information necessary in the first place? It arose out of several motivations initially just from Constructive Theory itself. We needed to formulate rigorous concepts of things like measurement and possibility that didn't rely on existing, on quantum theory. He says it will be usable as a criterion for whether a proposed theory is reasonable.

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