The Method of Levels of Abstraction.

Floridi, L. (2008). The Method of Levels of Abstraction. Minds and Machines, 18(3), 303-329.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2008

DOI

10.1007/s11023-008-9113-7

Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-008-9113-7

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philosophy

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Primes

• Abstraction
  • There is the operational purpose — the kind of use (reasoning, communication, design, computation, measurement) that shapes what features are load-bearing and therefore kept.

    This sourceFormalizes a level of abstraction as specifying a purpose, a set of observables, and contingencies, providing a systematic methodology for comparing and designing abstractions — supports the 'operational purpose' item, the bounded-scope-as-contract claim, and the 'would a different abstraction serve better' diagnostic.

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