Abstract
This paper discusses informing, i.e. increasing people’s understanding of reality by providing representations of this reality. The Hegelian inquiry system is used to explain the nature of informing. Understanding the Hegelian inquiry system is essential for making informed decisions where the reality can be ambiguous and where sources of bias and manipulation have to be understood for increasing the level of free-informed choice. This inquiry system metaphorically identifies information masters and slaves, and we propose critical dialectic information triangulation (CDIT) tools for information slaves (i.e. non-experts) in dialect interactions with informative systems owned by supposed information masters. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research on informative triangulation tools for the internet and management information systems.
Recommended Citation
Wijnhoven, Fons; Meertens, Lucas; and den Engelse, Natalie, "The Hegelian Inquiring System and Critical Triangulation Tools for the Internet Information Slave" (2010). SIGHCI 2010 Proceedings. 19.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/sighci2010/19