Bacon, Warrant, and Classification

Bacon, Warrant, and Classification

Warrant, in classification, is encompassed in the Oxford English DictionaryiÌ s definition: "justifying reason or ground for an action, belief, or feeling." Classifications may be deemed good or bad on the basis of any number of characteristics, but the justification for their choice and o...

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Main Author: Olson, Hope A.
Other Authors: Breitenstein, Mikel
Language:en
Published: dLIST 2004
Subjects:
Classification
Knowledge Organization
History
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105397
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-1053972015-10-23T04:23:12Z Bacon, Warrant, and Classification Olson, Hope A. Breitenstein, Mikel Classification Knowledge Organization History Warrant, in classification, is encompassed in the Oxford English DictionaryiÌ s definition: "justifying reason or ground for an action, belief, or feeling." Classifications may be deemed good or bad on the basis of any number of characteristics, but the justification for their choice and order of classes or concepts is one of the most fundamental. This paper will introduce the notion of warrant used by Francis Bacon in his classification of knowledge, discuss its uniqueness within the panoply of classificatory history, and suggest that Bacon still has a radical idea to suggest to todayiÌ s classificationists. 2004 Conference Paper Bacon, Warrant, and Classification 2004, http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105397 en dLIST
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topic Classification
Knowledge Organization
History
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Knowledge Organization
History
Olson, Hope A.
Bacon, Warrant, and Classification
description Warrant, in classification, is encompassed in the Oxford English DictionaryiÌ s definition: "justifying reason or ground for an action, belief, or feeling." Classifications may be deemed good or bad on the basis of any number of characteristics, but the justification for their choice and order of classes or concepts is one of the most fundamental. This paper will introduce the notion of warrant used by Francis Bacon in his classification of knowledge, discuss its uniqueness within the panoply of classificatory history, and suggest that Bacon still has a radical idea to suggest to todayiÌ s classificationists.
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