Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ633158
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Publication Date: 2001
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Dretske's Semantic Information Theory and Metatheories in Library and Information Science.
Bonnevie, Ellen
Journal of Documentation, v57 n4 p519-34 Jul 2001
Presents the semantic information theory, formulated by the philosopher Fred Dretske, as a contribution to the discussion of metatheories and their practical implications in library and information science. Highlights include mathematical communication theory; digitization, perception, cognition, and concept formation; information and knowledge; and truth and meaning. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Information Science, Information Theory, Philosophy, Semantics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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