Open AccessKnowledge-sociological and information-sociological aspects of knowledge organization
Author(s) -
H. Peter Ohly
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scire
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2340-7042
pISSN - 1135-3716
DOI - 10.54886/scire.v19i2.4110
Subject(s) - skepticism , sociology , sociology of scientific knowledge , epistemology , convention , knowledge organization , sociological theory , sociology of knowledge , philosophy of science , information science , constructivism (international relations) , social science , knowledge management , computer science , philosophy , political science , law , international relations , politics
50 years ago knowledge organization, the development of scientific concepts and arrangements, has been seen as a logical and thus universal problem. Older approaches accordingly see areas of knowledge as naturally given and organically grown. At latest with the constructivism has entered a ‘turn’, which sees knowledge organization as a social convention and accordingly regards universal standards skeptical. Simultaneously in the sciences came up a stronger concern with historical and sociological studies of its foundations and in philosophy of science the return to different kinds of relativizations has gained more importance. In this paper, some single classical sociological positions are discussed, conclusions are drawn for knowledge and information as well as for science and knowledge organization and objections are designated.