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http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.51.4.202012.279

The Problems of Information, Knowledge, and Truth: An Epistemological Thought Experiment with Implications for Information Literacy in the Era of Post-Truth  

Hollister, Jonathan M. (Department of Library, Archives, & Information Studies, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / v.51, no.4, 2020 , pp. 279-311 More about this Journal
Abstract
People collectively understand and often use information and knowledge as terms in a variety of contexts without concern nor discussion of their many competing conceptual and theoretical definitions. The concepts of information and knowledge are intrinsically linked and suffer some of the same problems when scholars try to define them, especially when truth is a prerequisite. This theory paper presents a simple thought experiment that relates the reliabilist and truth-tracking analyses of knowledge with the physical and cognitive paradigms of information, respectively. The results of the thought experiment are discussed within the context of the Post-Truth era, with implications and applications for information literacy.
Keywords
Theory of Knowledge; Philosophy of Information; Thought Experiment; Information Literacy; Post-Truth;
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