Focus: Computational history and philosophy of science: Introduction
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Focus: Computational history and philosophy of science : Introduction. / Gibson, Abraham; Laubichler, Manfred D.; Maienschein, Jane.
In: Isis, Vol. 110, No. 3, 01.09.2019, p. 497-501.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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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 -