The paper describes the relational semantics of knowledge organization system (KOS) and their dependence on a reference system –epistemological position and conception of language and semantics. It starts with characterization of the role and functions of relational semantics in information retrieval systems, with description of types of relational semantics and their understanding in different...

This paper attempts to discuss how qualitative (intensive) and quantitative (extensive) research strategies differ by contrasting epistemological and ontological aspects and how these beliefs and views fit with their different intellectual goals. Firstly, this paper discusses the importance of understanding philosophy in social science research and its relation to qualitative (intensive) and qu...

Ethics and epistemology in medicine are more closely and more interestingly intertwined than is usually recognized. To explore this relationship, I present a case study, clinical trials of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO; an intervention for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn).Three separate ethical issues that arise from this case study-whether or not it is ethical to p...

We propose a concept of intellectual values as (a) shared within a group and defined by the extent to which intellectual engagement is regarded as worthwhile to the group’s interests, (b) supported by an epistemological belief system, and (c) an important dimension of sociocultural practice and learning. A series of studies is described in which assessments of intellectual values and epistemolo...

The axiological tenet of scientific realism, ‘‘science seeks true theories,’’ is generally taken to rest on a corollary epistemological tenet, ‘‘we can justifiably believe that our successful theories achieve (or approximate) that aim.’’ While important debates have centered on, and have led to the refinement of, the epistemological tenet, the axiological tenet has suffered from neglect. I offe...

This chapter investigates service-oriented simulation frameworks from the ontological, epistemological, and teleological perspectives. First, we give an overview of various specific frameworks that imply particular referential ontological, epistemological, and teleological perspectives for real world systems. Then we combine the partial considerations derived from the review into a unifying fra...

In their search for generalizable behavioral patterns and design principles, cognitive field researchers should reflect on the epistemological limitations of empirical studies. In this paper we describe a framework for epistemological analysis that can help serve this purpose and discuss its application to two prototypical cases of cognitive engineering research: laboratory experiments and fiel...

In this paper, I will look at the rather convoluted discovery process which gave birth to the concept of the shared electron pair bond as developed by G.N. Lewis, to be subsequently appropriated by the American founders of quantum chemistry, and highlight the complex relations between conceptual development and the different contexts in which ideas are created and presented. I will show how the...

Using studies reporting evidence that a learner’s personal epistemological beliefs may influence their acceptance and success in learning, this small study compares learner satisfaction with their epistemological beliefs, gender and age to investigate their adaptation to the use of new mobile technologies for learning. Very early indications from an ongoing study of a mobile tablet classroom ar...