I am still catching-on the classic articles of information science. These are the articles, we should all have read, but often don’t quite have the time. One such article is by the late Bertram Brookes – The foundations of information science. Part I. Philosophical aspects. Brookes, is most ‘famous’ if an information scientist can be famous that is, through his much quoted fundamental equation.
The paper argues for a philosophical basis for Information Science based on Karl Popper’s three worlds ontological scheme. This scheme, which as I understand it, is not without its critics, aims to develop a new objective epistemology, breaking away from many traditional views and constructs of knowledge. Popper postulated schema based on ‘three worlds’; Brooke concentrates on the third world as the one of relevance to information science – the objective knowledge world. This is a very interesting and thought provoking paper and is a must.
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