This book is an essay on the epistemology of classifications. Its main purpose is not to provide an exposition of an actual mathematical theory of classifications, that is, a general theory which would be available to any kind of them: hierarchical or non-hierarchical, ordinary or fuzzy, overlapping or non-overlapping, finite or infinite, and so on, establishing a basis for all possible divisions of the real world. For the moment, such a theory remains nothing but a dream. Instead, the authors essentially put forward a number of key questions. Their aim is rather to reveal the state of art of this dynamic field and the philosophy one may eventually adopt to go further. To this end they present some advances made in the course of the last century, discuss a few tricky problems that remain to be solved, and show the avenues open to those who no longer wish to stay on the wrong track. Researchers and professionals interested in the epistemology and philosophy of science, library science, logic and set theory, order theory or cluster analysis will find this book a comprehensive, original and progressive introduction to the main questions in this field.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag Ag
ISBN-13
9783034806084
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178166677
Product Key Features
Author
Pierre Neuville, Daniel Parrochia
Publication Name
Towards a General Theory of Classifications
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Computer Science, Mathematics
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
168mm
Item Weight
558g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Daniel Parrochia, Pierre Neuville
Series Title
Studies in Universal Logic
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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