Humanistic information studies
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https://doi.org/10.21728/logeion.2023v10nesp2.p387-405Keywords:
humanistic information studies; humanistic approach to information; normative professionalization.Abstract
This article presents the proposal for humanistic information studies, particularly based on the observations of the Dutch philosopher Harry Kunneman. This work begins with the investigation and discussion of the hegemonic notion of what Information is within Information Science, linked to its functionalist origin. In this discussion, it is worth highlighting the mathematical theory of communication and systems theories in the demarcation of the concept of information. The limitations of functionalist approaches to Information are responded to by the search and development of critical theories. Discusses the functionalist origin of the concept of information. In the following sections, Kunneman's articles are discussed, starting with the perspectives of a humanistic approach to Information, with emphasis on the modes of knowledge production. The following item deals with normative professionalization aimed at exercising professions, prioritizing humanistic values. Normative professionalization and its interdisciplinary character are linked to the modes of knowledge production. It is concluded that there is a need to insert the concepts covered in the research into the daily life of the information professional, aligning the ethical concerns incorporated with life issues.
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