Journal article
What philosophy can offer to information science: the example of medical expert systems
Interacting with computers, v 2(2), pp 131-146
1990
Abstract
The objective of this article is to begin recovering an account of knowledge organisation that is based on the cumulative contributions philosophers have made to this topic throughout history, and to provide an account that is immediately useful to information scientists who face the problems of information organisation. For the purpose of this exercise, I treat the terms ‘knowledge’ and ‘information’ as synonyms; both ‘knowledge organisation’ and ‘information organisation’ are understood in this special sense to entail the activity of organising concepts. Accordingly, I argue that hierarchical concept organisations are most usefully conceived of as dynamic and openended systems; I also detail the difference the argument makes to the construction and management of concept organisations for use in medical expert systems.
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Details
- Title
- What philosophy can offer to information science: the example of medical expert systems
- Creators
- Jacques N. Catudal - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Interacting with computers, v 2(2), pp 131-146
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- English and Philosophy
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-45149141291
- Other Identifier
- 991019174724904721