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Knowledge Lab (Mikiko Yokoyama)
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A lab that revisits the question 'What is knowledge?' through the methods of philosophy.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about what knowledge is, through philosophy.
The lab of Associate Professor Mikiko Yokoyama studies what knowledge, language, and meaning are, using the methods of analytic philosophy.
It considers questions such as when knowledge is said to be correct and whether knowledge can be objective, as well as when people can be said to share knowledge.
It also considers the meanings of words and what it means to understand language.
The relationship between library and information science and philosophy is also one of its research themes.
Key terms
- Analytic philosophy
- A philosophical method that thinks by carefully examining how words such as 'knowledge' and 'meaning' are used and how questions are posed.
- Knowledge organization
- Mechanisms and ideas for arranging knowledge so that it can be handled. The Integrative Levels Classification is one of them.
ResearchResearch themes
The Yokoyama Lab examines questions about knowledge, language, and meaning using the methods of analytic philosophy. The relationship between library and information science and philosophy is also one of its research themes.
*Illustrative imagePhilosophy of Knowledge, Language, and Meaning
The lab considers questions such as 'What is knowledge?' and 'When is knowledge said to be correct?' using the methods of analytic philosophy. It also covers what the meaning of a word is and what it means to understand language.
*Illustrative imageKnowledge Organization and Philosophy
The lab examines knowledge organization, the arrangement of knowledge so that it can be handled, from the philosophical perspective of ontology. Its papers include work on the Integrative Levels Classification, Gnoli's ontology, and a comparison of the ontologies of Hjørland and Gnoli.
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- Associate ProfessorMikiko Yokoyama
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Hamamatsu Municipal Sakuma Library reading room ac (4)” Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Philosophy of Knowledge, Language, and Meaning: “Philosophy” Mrstrimming / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Knowledge Organization and Philosophy: “Dew Decimal Classification 2023” Mnqobi Masuku / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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