In this presentation I try to say something about how to define scientific terms in general as well as something about the specific term â a workâ .
The way we define terms depends on our philosophical assumptions. I have illustrated differences between positivist and non-positivist ways of defining terms and advocated a pragmatic way of understanding terms, concepts and knowledge.
I have also indicated that different subcultures within LIS tend to use different terms and concepts (such as "a work"), but have tried to demonstrate that we may gain a more coherent and satisfactory state of our field if we try to overcome the barriers between those subcultures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105819 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Hjørland, Birger |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Presentation |
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