TY - JOUR

T1 - Focus: Computational history and philosophy of science

T2 - Introduction

AU - Gibson, Abraham

AU - Laubichler, Manfred D.

AU - Maienschein, Jane

PY - 2019/9/1

Y1 - 2019/9/1

N2 - Digital technologies have transformed both the historical record and the historical profession. This Focus section examines how computational methods have influenced, and will influence, the history of science. The essays discuss the new types of questions and narratives that computational methods enable and the need for better data management in the history and philosophy of science (HPS) community. They showcase various methodological approaches, including textual and network analyses, and they place the computational turn in historiographical and societal context. Rather than surrendering to either technophilia or technophobia, the essays articulate both the benefits and the drawbacks of computational HPS. They agree that the future of the field depends on the successful integration of technological developments, social practices, and infrastructural support and that historians of science must learn to embrace collaboration both within and beyond disciplinary boundaries.

AB - Digital technologies have transformed both the historical record and the historical profession. This Focus section examines how computational methods have influenced, and will influence, the history of science. The essays discuss the new types of questions and narratives that computational methods enable and the need for better data management in the history and philosophy of science (HPS) community. They showcase various methodological approaches, including textual and network analyses, and they place the computational turn in historiographical and societal context. Rather than surrendering to either technophilia or technophobia, the essays articulate both the benefits and the drawbacks of computational HPS. They agree that the future of the field depends on the successful integration of technological developments, social practices, and infrastructural support and that historians of science must learn to embrace collaboration both within and beyond disciplinary boundaries.

KW - Sustainability Science

KW - Transdisciplinary studies

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072054298&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1086/705542

DO - 10.1086/705542

M3 - Other (editorial matter etc.)

AN - SCOPUS:85072054298

VL - 110

SP - 497

EP - 501

JO - Isis

JF - Isis

SN - 0021-1753

IS - 3

ER -