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A standardized causal-metrological construct can characterize the context-dependent and temporally resolved viability effect of informational interventions on a system's trajectory, distinct from classical information theory. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The analysis aims to separate established concepts in classical and semantic information theory from the novel scientific contributions of Vitology regarding system survival and viability.

August 28, 2026Open Access

Vitology and Information Theory: Quantity, Meaning, Value, and the Viability Effect of Information

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SHSerhii HostiuninResearch Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center

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Conceptual analysis delineates Vitology from classical information theory, indicating that information's viability effect depends entirely on temporal context and system state.

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The analysis aims to separate established concepts in classical and semantic information theory from the novel scientific contributions of Vitology regarding system survival and viability.
Conducted a comparative conceptual analysis contrasting Vitology with classical information theory, semantic information frameworks, decision theory, and the Kolchinsky-Wolpert causal viability framework.
Formulated a causal-metrological construct incorporating initial state, system level, informational intervention, temporal horizon, and viability trajectories.
Developed eight testable, falsifiable hypotheses (H4-1 through H4-8) focused on predictive utility beyond standard baseline models.
Demonstrated that core concepts like entropy, mutual information, and viability-linked semantic information are already formalized by existing theories, ruling them out as Vitological novelties.
Established that information possesses no intrinsic positive or negative survival value outside of specific context, differing across system levels and temporal horizons.
Defined a formalized causal-metrological construct to prospectively measure whether informational interventions reliably alter multidimensional viability trajectories in independent test data.

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Serhii Hostiunin (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a916ea0d15324a1df3aa7ef https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22116845

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Conceptual analysis delineates Vitology from classical information theory, indicating that information's viability effect depends entirely on temporal context and system state.

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