On defining library and information science as applied philosophy of information
L. Floridi. Social Epistemology, 16 (1):
37-49(2002)
Аннотация
This paper analyses the relations between philosophy of information (PI), library and
information science (LIS) and social epistemology (SE). In the rst section, it is
argued that there is a natural relation between philosophy and LIS but that SE
cannot provide a satisfactory foundation for LIS. SE should rather be seen as sharing
with LIS a common ground, represented by the study of information, to be
investigated by a new discipline, PI. In the second section, the nature of PI is
outlined as the philosophical area that studies the conceptual nature of information,
its dynamics and problems. In the third section, LIS is de ned as a form of applied
PI. The hypothesis supported is that PI should replace SE as the philosophical
discipline that can best provide the conceptual foundation for LIS. In the conclusion,
it is suggested that the ‘identity’ crisis undergone by LIS has been the natural
outcome of a justi ed but precocious search for a philosophical counterpart that has
emerged only recently: namely, PI. The development of LIS should not rely on some
borrowed, pre-packaged theory. As applied PI, LIS can fruitfully contribute to the
growth of basic theoretical research in PI itself and thus provide its own foundation.
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%A Floridi, Luciano
%D 2002
%J Social Epistemology
%K LIS information philosophy
%N 1
%P 37-49
%T On defining library and information science as applied philosophy of information
%V 16
%X This paper analyses the relations between philosophy of information (PI), library and
information science (LIS) and social epistemology (SE). In the rst section, it is
argued that there is a natural relation between philosophy and LIS but that SE
cannot provide a satisfactory foundation for LIS. SE should rather be seen as sharing
with LIS a common ground, represented by the study of information, to be
investigated by a new discipline, PI. In the second section, the nature of PI is
outlined as the philosophical area that studies the conceptual nature of information,
its dynamics and problems. In the third section, LIS is de ned as a form of applied
PI. The hypothesis supported is that PI should replace SE as the philosophical
discipline that can best provide the conceptual foundation for LIS. In the conclusion,
it is suggested that the ‘identity’ crisis undergone by LIS has been the natural
outcome of a justi ed but precocious search for a philosophical counterpart that has
emerged only recently: namely, PI. The development of LIS should not rely on some
borrowed, pre-packaged theory. As applied PI, LIS can fruitfully contribute to the
growth of basic theoretical research in PI itself and thus provide its own foundation.
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abstract = {This paper analyses the relations between philosophy of information (PI), library and
information science (LIS) and social epistemology (SE). In the rst section, it is
argued that there is a natural relation between philosophy and LIS but that SE
cannot provide a satisfactory foundation for LIS. SE should rather be seen as sharing
with LIS a common ground, represented by the study of information, to be
investigated by a new discipline, PI. In the second section, the nature of PI is
outlined as the philosophical area that studies the conceptual nature of information,
its dynamics and problems. In the third section, LIS is de ned as a form of applied
PI. The hypothesis supported is that PI should replace SE as the philosophical
discipline that can best provide the conceptual foundation for LIS. In the conclusion,
it is suggested that the ‘identity’ crisis undergone by LIS has been the natural
outcome of a justi ed but precocious search for a philosophical counterpart that has
emerged only recently: namely, PI. The development of LIS should not rely on some
borrowed, pre-packaged theory. As applied PI, LIS can fruitfully contribute to the
growth of basic theoretical research in PI itself and thus provide its own foundation.},
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