The scope of the concept of information and the future of
information science

J 2019

The scope of the concept of information and the future of information science

STODOLA, Jiří

Basic information

Original name

The scope of the concept of information and the future of information science

Name in Czech

Rozsah pojmu informace a budoucnost informační vědy

Authors

STODOLA, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, 2019, 1846-3312

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50803 Information science

Country of publisher

Croatia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/19:00109995

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.31341/jios.43.1.5

UT WoS

000472601100006

Keywords in English

concept of information; scope of the concept; information science; definitions; conceptual analysis

Abstract

V originále

The key concept of information science is the concept of information which is tied to a number of complications. The main problem is that there is no definition of this concept. The purpose of this article is an analysis of the concept of information from the position of classical logic. The main method of the article is a conceptual analysis. First, we briefly deal with the overview of the concepts of information, with concepts and their definition as such and with the scope of the concept of information. Then, we provide an analysis of 31 important definitions of the concept of information which were developed within the scope of information science and related fields, and we consider relations between the concept of information and the concepts in other disciplines. Conceptual analysis of the concept of information leads to the conclusion that information is probably a concept that somehow addresses the entire reality, thus that it is a term, which is in the classical logic described as transcendental. This fact, in the view of the fact that information science is a special field, seems to be a serious methodological problem. Problems associated with the broadness of the concept of information have three possible solutions: transformation of information science into the universal science, narrowing the concept of information to a special term, or replacement of the concept of information by a different one. At the end of the article,we briefly point out our solution to the problem.

Links

MUNI/A/1282/2018, interní kód MU

Name: Design Thinking Action Lab 2019: virtuální realita, sociální inovace a digital humanities

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

STODOLA, Jiří. The scope of the concept of information and the future of information science. Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, 2019, vol. 43, No 1, p. 73-98. ISSN 1846-3312. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.31341/jios.43.1.5.

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STODOLA, Jiří. The scope of the concept of information and the future of information science. \textit{Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences}. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, 2019, vol.~43, No~1, p.~73-98. ISSN~1846-3312. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.31341/jios.43.1.5.

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