Information science, theory
Hermeneutics (Epistemological Lifeboat)
Information Science methodology
Laws (in LIS)
Materialism (Epistemological lifeboat)
Phenomenology (Epistemological Lifeboat)
Physical paradigm (system-oriented approach)
Realism (Epistemological lifeboat). Edit: Realism
Sociological-epistemological paradigm
Zipf's law