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Informetrics Needs a Foundation in the Theory of Science

Name: Informetrics Needs a Foundation in the Theory of Science
Creator: Hjørland, Birger
Keywords: 4. Education

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book 22 Feb 2016 Denmark Publisher:De Gruyter

Authors: Hjørland, Birger;

doi: 10.1515/9783110308464-005

Informetrics Needs a Foundation in the Theory of Science

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Taking the Kuhnian revolution in the philosophy of science as its point of departure, this chapter discusses the lessening influence of logical positivism as well as how the recognition of the subjectivity of the researcher, the social and historical nature of bibliometric patterns, and the importance of subject knowledge and subject theories have the potential to transform all sciences and meta-sciences including informetrics in a positive direction. Taking the Kuhnian revolution in the philosophy of science as its point of departure, this chapter discusses the lessening influence of logical positivism as well as how the recognition of the subjectivity of the researcher, the social and historical nature of bibliometric patterns, and the importance of subject knowledge and subject theories have the potential to transform all sciences and meta-sciences including informetrics in a positive direction.

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University of Copenhagen
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University of Copenhagen
Denmark

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