LEADER 03154nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910438137503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-0348-0609-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-0348-0609-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000371118 035 $a(EBL)1316931 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000904273 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11474235 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000904273 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10921166 035 $a(PQKB)11352508 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-0348-0609-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1316931 035 $a(PPN)170489280 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000371118 100 $a20130329d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTowards a general theory of classifications /$fDaniel Parrochia, Pierre Neuville 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBasel ;$aNew York $cBirkhauser$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in universal logic 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a3-0348-0608-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aForeword -- 1 Philosophical problems -- 2 Information data structures -- 3 Empirical Clustering and classic hierarchies -- 4 Algebra of trees -- 5 Generalized Classifications -- 6 Topology of generalized classifications -- 7 Meta-classification -- 8 For an axiomatic theory of classifications -- 9 Alternative theories and higher infinite -- 10 Postscript -- Bibliography.  . 330 $aThis book is an essay on the epistemology of classifications. Its main purpose is not to provide an exposition of an actual mathematical theory of classifications, that is, a general theory which would be available to any kind of them: hierarchical or non-hierarchical, ordinary or fuzzy, overlapping or non-overlapping, finite or infinite, and so on, establishing a basis for all possible divisions of the real world. For the moment, such a theory remains nothing but a dream. Instead, the authors essentially put forward a number of key questions. Their aim is rather to reveal the ?state of art? of this dynamic field and the philosophy one may eventually adopt to go further. To this end they present some advances made in the course of the last century, discuss a few tricky problems that remain to be solved, and show the avenues open to those who no longer wish to stay on the wrong track. Researchers and professionals interested in the epistemology and philosophy of science, library science, logic and set theory, order theory or cluster analysis will find this book a comprehensive, original and progressive introduction to the main questions in this field. 410 0$aStudies in universal logic. 606 $aClassification 615 0$aClassification. 676 $a160 700 $aParrochia$b Daniel$0451718 701 $aNeuville$b Pierre$01759811 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438137503321 996 $aTowards a general theory of classifications$94198465 997 $aUNINA