concretizes quality information carrier 2014-03-10: We are not certain that all information carriers are qualities. There was a discussion of dropping it. 12/15/09: There is a concern that some ways that carry information may be processes rather than qualities, such as in a 'delayed wave carrier'. A quality of an information bearer that imparts the information content In the case of a printed paperback novel the physicality of the ink and of the paper form part of the information bearer. The qualities of appearing black and having a certain pattern for the ink and appearing white for the paper form part of the information carrier in this case. PERSON: Alan Ruttenberg Smith, Ceusters, Ruttenberg, 2000 years of philosophy information carrier information content entity pending final vetting