Full Idea
There is information in a system if there are symbols in it that refer to things and that together form strings that can be true or false.
Gist of Idea
There is information if there are symbols which refer, and which can combine into a truth or falsehood
Source
Colin McGinn (The Mysterious Flame [1999], p.225)
Book Reference
McGinn,Colin: 'The Mysterious Flame' [Basic Books 1999], p.225
A Reaction
We can also directly apprehend information by perception. Are facts identical with correct information? Can a universal generalisation be information?