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Aboutness refers to the central theme or subject matter that a particular text, discussion, or information focuses on. It refers to the main concept or idea that is being addressed or communicated. It is a way of describing what a particular piece of content is primarily concerned with or what it pertains to. Aboutness helps people understand the topic or subject matter being discussed or presented.
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Aboutness is a term used in library and information science, linguistics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. In LIS, it is often considered synonymous with subject. In philosophy it has been often considered synonymous with intentionality, perhaps since John Searle. R. A. Fairthorne is credited with coining the exact term "aboutness," which became popular in LIS since the late 1970s, perhaps due to arguments put forward by William John Hutchins. Hutchins argued that "aboutness" was to be preferred to "subject" because it removed some epistemological problems. Hjørland argued, however, that the same epistemological problems also were present in Hutchins proposal, why "aboutness" and "subject" should be considered synonymous. While information scientists may well be concerned with the literary aboutness, philosophers of mind and psychologists with the psychological or intentional aboutness and language of thought, and semantic externalists with the external state of affairs. These seminal perspectives are respectively analogous to Ogden and Richards' literary, psychological, and external contexts, as well as Karl Popper's World 1, 2, and 3.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Aboutness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Aboutness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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