The Information science and its object of study
historical and conceptual problems
Keywords:
Information science, Philosophy of science, Object of study, Thomas KuhnAbstract
A historical review of information science in the second half of the 20th century is carried out. It is identified that, historically, there has been an attempt to specify what is its object of study. The objective is to make explicit that it has been accepted as valid to determine an object for the discipline as an essential element for its scientificity. A bibliographic analysis is carried out, which allows us to examine the history of the discipline and study various theoretical contributions. It is observed that several of the discussions respond to the need to establish limits with respect to the different areas. The characteristics of Thomas Kuhn's philosophy are exposed, which offer another perspective regarding disciplinary consolidation which do not refer to the search for an object of study. It is concluded that the search for an object of study does not contribute or impact on the improvement of its scientific claims.
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