On defining library and information science as applied philosophy of information

Authors

  • Luciano Floridi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v1i2p

Keywords:

philosophy of information, social epistemology, library and information science

Abstract

The author replies critics to his hypothesis that Philosophy of Information (PI) should replace Socal Epistemology as the philosophical discipline that can best provide the conceptual foundation for Library and Information Science (LIS). It is suggested that the 'identity' crisis undergone by LIS has been the natural outcome of a justified 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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2010-12-17

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FLORIDI, Luciano. On defining library and information science as applied philosophy of information. InCID: Revista de Ciência da Informação e Documentação, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil, v. 1, n. 2, p. 37–47, 2010. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v1i2p. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/incid/article/view/42318.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.