Journal article
Virtuous search: A framework for intellectual virtue in online search
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
01 Sep 2023
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Abstract
This paper presents a conceptual framework for the intellectual virtues in the context of online search. Intellectual virtues are dispositions and skills that enable good thinking and wise reasoning, such as intellectual humility and attentiveness. Despite their importance, today the intellectual virtues tend to be underdeveloped across society. In light of the institutional role that online search plays in life today, there is an opportunity (perhaps an obligation) for online search to facilitate the development of intellectual virtue. The framework presented in this paper locates this development in three areas: the Searcher, the System, and Society. Major issues in information ethics and virtue epistemology are discussed for each of these areas, leading to recommendations for education, design, and research. This paper provides specific suggestions in this regard along with an agenda for future research at the intersection of ethics, epistemology, and online search.
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Details
- Title
- Virtuous search: A framework for intellectual virtue in online search
- Creators
- Tim Gorichanaz - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001056461300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85169423581
- Other Identifier
- 991021157211604721
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- Computer Science, Information Systems
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