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a method that makes explicit the set of observables at which a system is analyzed, so claims are judged relative to that chosen level.

In philosophy of information, method of levels of abstraction refers to a method that makes explicit the set of observables at which a system is analyzed, so claims are judged relative to that chosen level. This meaning comes from Floridi (2008) in Minds and Machines.[1]

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  1. Floridi, L. (2008). The Method of Levels of Abstraction. Minds and Machines, 18(3), 303-329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-008-9113-7

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