Relevance and irrelevance : theories, factors and challenges / edited by Jan Strassheim and Hisashi Nasu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strassheim, Jan, editor.

Nasu, Hisashi, 1949- editor.

Series:

Age of access? Grundfragen der Informationsgesellschaft, 2195-0210 ; Volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relevance.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Relevance drives our actions and channels our attention; it shapes how we make sense of the world and communicate with each other. Irrelevance spreads a twilight which blurs the line between information we do not want to access and information we cannot access. In disciplines as diverse as philosophy, sociology, the information sciences and linguistics, "relevance" has been proposed as a key concept. This book is the first to bring together the often unrelated traditions. Researchers from different fields discuss relevance and relate it to the challenges of "irrelevance", which have so far been neglected despite their significance for our chances of making well-informed decisions and understanding others. The contributions focus on theoretical and conceptual questions, on specific factors and fields, and on practical and political implications of relevance and irrelevance as forces which are even stronger when they remain in the background.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Relevance And Irrelevance / Strassheim, Jan

Theories

New Reflections On The Problem(S) Of Relevance(S). The Return Of The Phenomena / Sonesson, Göran

Finite Provinces Of Meaning: The Expansive Context Of Relevance / Barber, Michael

Bridging Rhetoric And Pragmatics With Relevance Theory / Larson, Brian N.

The Body Relevant / Butnaru, Denisa

Factors

Relevance From And Beyond Propositions. The Case Of Online Identity / Yus, Francisco

Relevance Before, During, And After Discourse Experiences / Rapp, David N. / McCrudden, Matthew T.

Social Distribution Of Knowledge In Action: The Practical Management Of Classification / Ikeya, Nozomi / Sharrock, Wes

On Cooling The Relevance Out / Horta, Ana / Gross, Matthias

Challenges

The Relevance Of The Irrelevant / Srubar, Ilja

Many Ways Of Being Relevant. Information Support For Problem Solving And Decision Making / Soergel, Dagobert

Alterity And Biographical Experience: Relevance In Mediated Interaction / Santos, Hermílio

Lady Justice Turns A Blind Eye: (Ir-)Relevance, Legal Thought And Social Order / Strassheim, Jan

Notes On Contributors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110470482

3110470489

9783110472509

3110472503

OCLC:

1059272868