Stručni rad
Information – history of a term : on Capurro’s understanding of the term information
Andrea Horić
Sažetak
Almost every scientific discipline today uses the concept of information within its own context and with regards to this specific phenomenon. It is rather easy to loose orientation studying the notion of information, due to the fact that many concepts of information exist today. These concepts are embedded in more or less explicit theoretical structures. We understand the meaning of words when we know the way they are used, as Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein reminds us. Therefore, this article will analyze the notion of information from the aspect of its rich historical and philosophical background and give a short overview of the word’s history and the concept of information. The word information is of Latin origin (informatio), and it was used in the Ancient world in the sense of ability to create or in-form new contexts of meaning. The article defines the notion from the philosophical point of view and offers its philosophical foundation.
Ključne riječi
information; Latin and Greek roots; information science; philosophical approach
Hrčak ID:
16944
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Datum izdavanja:
19.7.2007.
Posjeta: 1.309 *