THINKING WITH THE HELP OF IMAGES - ON THE METAPHORS OF KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

Authors
BIES W
Citation
W. Bies, THINKING WITH THE HELP OF IMAGES - ON THE METAPHORS OF KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION, Knowledge organization, 23(1), 1996, pp. 3-8
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science
Journal title
Knowledge organization → ACNP
ISSN journal
09437444
Volume
23
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3 - 8
Database
ISI
SICI code
0943-7444(1996)23:1<3:TWTHOI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
In the literature of knowledge organization, metaphors and images such as 'tree of knowledge', 'map of knowledge' or the 'world as a network ' play an important role. This imagery although not yet thoroughly doc umented - should be examined from the various points of view of episte mology, the typology of metaphors, discourse analysis, metaphorology a nd iconography. The crucial point: Not only knowledge as such, but als o its organization, is an essential part of our cultural heritage.