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Different paths, same mountain: Daoism, ecology and the new paradigm of science

Alexander, Anthony - In: International Journal of Green Economics 2 (2008) 2, pp. 153-175

Western physics in the 18th century was fundamental in establishing basic concepts in the study of economics. However, this form of physics has now been comprehensively displaced by progress within Western science, notably the rise of the new paradigm of science formalised as systems theory....

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Complexity: A Philosopher's Reflections

McIntyre, Lee - Santa Fe Institute - 1997

the distinction between "ontology" and "epistemology", wherein one recognizes the difference between limits provided by … the philosophy of mind, wherein philosophers have discovered a way to defend non-reductive explanations of emergent …

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Popper, Otto Selz, and the Rise of Evolutionary Epistemology

Bawden, David - In: Journal of Documentation 60 (2004) 4, pp. 476-478

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Library and information science and the philosophy of science

Hjørland, Birger - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 1, pp. 5-10

information science (LIS) and the philosophy of science. Design/methodology/approach – The most important earlier collected works … country in which philosophy of science has the highest priority in LIS education. The plan of the guest editor was that each …

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Empiricism, rationalism and positivism in library and information science

Hjørland, Birger - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 1, pp. 130-155

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance and influence of the epistemologies: “empiricism”, “rationalism” and “positivism” in library and information science (LIS). Design/methodology/approach – First, outlines the historical development of these...

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Comments on the articles and proposals for further work

Hjørland, Birger - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 1, pp. 156-163

. Findings – Many epistemological views, e.g. social constructivism, critical theory, feminist epistemology, postmodernism and …

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The Philosophy of Information

Buckland, Michael K. - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 5, pp. 684-686

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Information and experience, a dialogue

Gorichanaz, Tim - In: Journal of Documentation 73 (2017) 3, pp. 500-508

epistemology and aesthetics. Originality/value The value of studying human experiences of information is grounded in work spanning … philosophy, psychology and a number of social science methodologies, and it is contextualized within information science …

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About and on Behalf of Scriptum Est by Vesa Suominen

Laporte, Steven - In: Journal of Documentation 73 (2017) 1, pp. 181-184

Purpose This book review aims to draw attention to the often disregarded philosophical foundations of the library. Both the library as an institution and the science that studies its workings, are critically analyzed and put into an epistemological and even ideological perspective....

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Social constructionism and entrepreneurship

Lindgren, Monica; Packendorff, Johann - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 15 (2009) 1, pp. 25-47

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to develop a social constructionist approach to entrepreneurship and to discuss its consequences for entrepreneurship research. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of current methodological debates in the entrepreneurship field concerning...

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