[Sigia-l] Pick a theory (was "IA and Semiotics")

[Chris Chandler]

"Listera" <listera at rcn.com>

> gunnar:
>
> > ...theory which attempts to construct a consistent understanding of
the world
> > in a systematic way.
>
> You meant that's possible? :-)


It is possible to attempt such a thing, yes, just not for the purposes
you seem to think.


> I, for one, am amused by attempts to unearth some fundamental
> theory/system/framework/etc to capture the essence of IA to,
presumably,
> create perfect artifacts.


Did you actually read any of the posts in those threads or did you see
the word theory or semiotics etc and feel such a feeling of smug
satisfaction that you started daydreaming like Homer Simpson about such
silly little people who would do such silly little things?

Giving you the benefit of the doubt: I challenge you to find an example
by any of the posters indicating even a passing interest in the
"essence" of IA, much less such an absurd goal as "perfect artifacts."



> Fields much more rigorous than IA, like medicine,
> can't do that (Atkins diet anyone :-), why should that be possible in
IA?


Of course, Pragmatism is a fine choice of theory, but it might have been
more helpful in this conversation to name it as such, unless perhaps you
were unaware that you were operating within a theoretical construct, eh?


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