A Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Information Discipline
This is an appeal for the collective reconsideration of the paradigm that be currently executed in the information discipline, because it is not a suitable paradigm for the information discipline but the one suitable for physical disciplines. The unsuitable paradigm has created a situation that reca...
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| description | This is an appeal for the collective reconsideration of the paradigm that be currently executed in the information discipline, because it is not a suitable paradigm for the information discipline but the one suitable for physical disciplines. The unsuitable paradigm has created a situation that recalls the old saying, “putting A’s hat on B’s head”. The misuse of the paradigm has been the unique cause of all the problems related to information studies; therefore, this should indeed be changed as soon and as swiftly as possible, if we want the information discipline to enter the highest stage of its development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e8a4c514b01491580bfef7df76a4cdb2024-11-02T22:28:55ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002022-04-0181112610.3390/proceedings2022081126A Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Information DisciplineYixin Zhong0AI School, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaThis is an appeal for the collective reconsideration of the paradigm that be currently executed in the information discipline, because it is not a suitable paradigm for the information discipline but the one suitable for physical disciplines. The unsuitable paradigm has created a situation that recalls the old saying, “putting A’s hat on B’s head”. The misuse of the paradigm has been the unique cause of all the problems related to information studies; therefore, this should indeed be changed as soon and as swiftly as possible, if we want the information discipline to enter the highest stage of its development.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/81/1/126paradigm shiftparadigm of physical sciencesparadigm of information studies |
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