Pragmatism, neo‐pragmatism and sociocultural theory: Communicative participation as a perspective in LIS

Sundin and Johannisson show that the neo-pragmatist position of Richard Rorty, when combined with a sociocultural perspective, provides library and information science with a forceful epistemological tool. They unite a perspective on information seeking as communicative participation with the neo-pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of documentation 2005-01, Vol.61 (1), p.23-43
Hauptverfasser:	Sundin, Olof, Johannisson, Jenny
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap Communication Communication (Thought Transfer) Computer Science Datavetenskap (datalogi) Epistemology Information Information Needs Information Policy Information Retrieval Information Science Education Information Seeking information-science Knowledge Language Libraries library Library and Information Science Library science Linguistics Literature Reviews Pedagogy Philosophers Philosophy Pragmatism Professional practice professionalism Sociocultural Patterns Theory Usability
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Zusammenfassung:	Sundin and Johannisson show that the neo-pragmatist position of Richard Rorty, when combined with a sociocultural perspective, provides library and information science with a forceful epistemological tool. They unite a perspective on information seeking as communicative participation with the neo-pragmatist concepts of "tools" and "communities of justification."
ISSN:	0022-0418 1758-7379 1758-7379
DOI:	10.1108/00220410510577998