Popper, Otto Selz, and the Rise of Evolutionary Epistemology

摘要

Of all twentieth-century philosophers, Karl Popper has often been claimed as having most relevance to the information sciences, most particularly in Brookes' assertation that Popper's epistemology could serve as a philosophical foundation for information science (Brookes, 1980). Although Popper's influence has waned, and his views have been criticised in various respects, he remains a significant contributor to the intellectual framework supporting studies in documentation. Additional studies of his work, particularly those which shed light on his epistemological views, are therefore to be welcomed, and examined for their relevance to Popperian approaches to information and knowledge.