The paper discusses theepistemological fragilityof Information Sciencefrom theadoption ofa polysemic termas a scientific object and the similarityof this situationwith thecontext of the creationof thePure Theory of Lawby HansKelsen.After presenting some definitionson the subjectof Information Scienceit discusses somereflectionsrelated to the scientific identity of Information Science and problems with a theoretical basisderived fromapolysemic term. A brief introduction to the Pure Theory of Law is presented and some thoughts on the possibility of a Pure Theory of Information Science are discussed.
Information Science; Science of Law; Epistemology; Scientific object; Pure Theory of Law
