Document (#14253)

Author

Olson, H.A.

Title

Dewey thinks therefore he is : the epistemic stance of Dewey and DDC

Source

Knowledge organization and change: Proceedings of the Fourth International ISKO Conference, 15-18 July 1996, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Ed.: R. Green

Imprint

Frankfurt : INDEKS

Year

1996

Pages

S.302-312

Series

Advances in knowledge organization; vol.5

Abstract

The acceptance of a traditional Cartesian epistemology confined Melvil Dewey and his classification to a narrow consideration of knowledge while assuming the necessity of a universal language to describe it. The result is that the DDC marginalizes groups and topics outside of canonical knowledge. A feminist critique of Dewey's introductions to DDC and examples from The Electronic Dewey illustrate this problem. By taking a poststructural perspective, variations becomes theoretically possible and necessary for ethical practice

Object

DDC

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