Glossary Monograph: Double Helix This glossary was prepared under the guidance of Hans-Erik Nissen in collaboration with the authors of the papers in the monograph. It is a glossary of terms used in monograph Double Helix relationships in use and design of Informing Systems: Lessons to learn from phe-nomenology and hermeneutics

Phenomenology and hermeneutics have long been promoted as sources of inspiration for better information system (IS) design. Practical approaches to applying these philosophical ideas have been awaited for just as long. This paper offers a review of one practitioner’s experience in devising a theoretical and methodological ‘toolkit’ via which these disciplines’ principles have been applied in ac...

the present article explains the notion of symbol and metaphor in ricoeur's philosophy and tries to consider the relation between them in his whole philosophical perspective to answer the following questions: whether this two notions are the same or each one belongs to completely different realms? what kind of relation is there between tham? whether there is any conceptual or functional re...

ZGARBOVÁ, M.: Fundamental phenomenological categories of garden and landscape. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2012, LX, No. 8, pp. 299–306 The current scientifi c methods describing gardens and landscapes all over the world are not always suffi cient for the purpose of deep understanding of specifi c and close relations between landscape/ garden and its inhabitants/visitors. A new ...

This paper considers how hermeneutics and other related theories may bring new insights into KO. They provide a most realistic representation of the complexity of knowledge and meaning according to which new forms of KOSs could be designed. Computational and conceptual aspects of these issues are discussed taking into account a number of case studies. Introduction The development of knowledge o...

THISARTICLE. PRESENTS SELECTED LITERATERE that exemplifies (in theory and in practice) four methodological frameworks that have found wide application in qualitative studies: (1) symbolic interactionism, (2) phenomenological description, ( 3 ) constructivist hermeneutics, and (4) critical studies. Sources have been chosen to orient the reader within existing and emerging traditions from which s...

Games differ from most other forms of media by being procedural and interactive. These qualities change how games create and transmit meaning to their players. The concept of “real-time hermeneutics” (Aarseth 2003) is analysed in order to understand how temporality affects the understanding of games. Temporal frames (Zagal and Mateas 2010) are introduced as an alternative way of understanding t...