Vitological Information Ethics: Toward Viability-Oriented Evaluation of Information

Abstract

This article introduces the concept of Vitological Information Ethics as a complementary interdisciplinary framework for evaluating information from the perspective of system viability. While existing approaches to information ethics primarily focus on truthfulness, privacy, fairness, responsibility, and the ethical use of digital technologies, the proposed approach extends these perspectives by examining how information influences the preservation, restoration, coordination, adaptation, and long-term development of open systems. Particular attention is devoted to value-oriented information exchange, informational responsibility, cognitive coherence, and information quality as factors contributing to individual, organizational, societal, ecological, and technological viability. It is argued that viability may serve as a universal ethical criterion for assessing the long-term consequences of informational interactions across biological, social, organizational, technological, and artificial systems. Keywords Vitology; information ethics; viability; information quality; value-oriented information; informational responsibility; cognitive coherence; ethical communication; artificial intelligence; open systems; sustainable development; systems science; digital ethics; harmony.