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The future of information architecture : conceiving a better way to understand taxonomy, network, and intelligence /

The Future of Information Architecture examines issues surrounding why information is processed, stored and applied in the way that it has, since time immemorial. Contrary to the conventional wisdom held by many scholars in human history, the recurrent debate on the explanation of the most basic cat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baofu, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Chandos, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; The Future of InformationArchitecture:Conceiving a Better Way toUnderstand Taxonomy, Network,and Intelligence; Copyright; Dedication; BOOKS ALSO BY PETER BAOFU; CONTENTS; TABLES; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PART ONE Introduction; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION-THE ROLEOF INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE; The Information Question; The Theoretical Debate; The Synthetic Theory of Information Architecture; Theory and Meta-Theory; The Logic of Existential Dialectics; Sophisticated Methodological Holism; Chapter Outline; Three Notes of Caution; PART TWO Taxonomy
  • CHAPTER 2INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND TAXONOMYThe Nature of Taxonomy; Taxonomy and Nature; Taxonomy and the Mind; Taxonomy and Culture; Taxonomy and Society; The Challenge of Taxonomy; PART THREE Network; CHAPTER 3INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND NETWORK; The Impact of Network; Network and Nature; Network and the Mind; Network and Culture; Network and Society; The Power of Network; PART FOUR Conclusion; CHAPTER 4CONCLUSION-THE FUTURE OF INFORMATIONARCHITECTURE; The Information Answer; 1st Thesis:The Simpleness-Complicatedness Principle; 2nd Thesis:The Preciseness-Vagueness Principle
  • 3rd Thesis:The Slowness-Quickness Principle4th Thesis:The Order-Chaos Principle; 5th Thesis:The Symmetry-Asymmetry Principle; 6th Thesis:The Post-Human Stage; An Epilogue; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX