Analysis on epistemology and its application to information science

• Autor(a) principal: Pando, Daniel Abraão
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Almeida, Carlos Cândido de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/41635
• topic: Epistemology; Information science; Epistemological analysis; Epistemología; Ciencias de la información; Análisis epistemológica; Epistemologia; Ciência da informação; Análise epistemológica

Objective: From a more vertical perspective, the present article aims to synthesize a few discourse concepts related to Epistemology in its historicity based upon epistemological and philosophical reflections as well as, in a more horizontal way, identify their importance and applicability in the area of Information Science. Methodology: For this reason, the methodology adopted makes use of an eminently theoretical study, based on a bibliographical review on some authors essentially connected with the field of Epistemology, not following a specific chronological delimitation. Results: It has been verified that, in the broad sense of the word, Epistemology can be understood as an area(science) whose central objective is the quality of scientific knowledge. As such, it is predominantly interested in the increase of scientific knowledge and, in order to fulfill its aim, it must render itself useful to science and not simply be applied superficially. Another point to be highlighted is that the study of epistemological matters in the field of Information Science takes on fundamental importance because, apart from its high degree of complexity, Information Science has not yet clearly defined its scientific and methodological status, thus acting in a systematically recursive way towards its controversial object of study, namely, information. Conclusion: Within this context, Epistemology construes science as a process, seeking to grasp its development as well as its genesis, formation and progressive structuring.