Zur Epistemologie digitaler Methoden in den Geisteswissenschaften

https://openmethods.dariah.eu/2017/12/12/zur-epistemologie-digitaler-methoden-in-den-geisteswissenschaften/ OpenMethods introduction to: Zur Epistemologie digitaler Methoden in den Geisteswissenschaften 2017-12-12 10:21:17 Introduction: What is the precise impact of digital humanities on the humanities in general? That this influence exists seems a given, but how the digital humanities impact humanities methodology en epistemology is still an open question. This article delves deeper into this problem of epistemology and presents a model of five ‘polarities’ along which these influences can be positioned. Joris van Zundert https://zenodo.org/record/50623 Blog post Digital Humanities German Interpretation Meta-Activities Methods Research Research Activities Research Objects Theorizing via bookmarklet

Introduction by OpenMethods Editor (Joris van Zundert): What is the precise impact of digital humanities on the humanities in general? That this influence exists seems a given, but how the digital humanities impact humanities methodology en epistemology is still an open question. This article delves deeper into this problem of epistemology and presents a model of five ‘polarities’ along which these influences can be positioned.

In einer größeren Reflexionsschleife müsste man aber fragen, ob diese multidisziplinäre Ausrichtung so unidirektional sein muss. Es ist schließlich gleichfalls denkbar, dass methodische Aspekte der Geisteswissenschaften über die Digital Humanities auf die Erkenntnisagenda der Informatik und auf die Wissensordnungskonzepte der Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft zurückwirken.

 

Original publication date: 28/04/2016.

Source: Zur Epistemologie digitaler Methoden in den Geisteswissenschaften | Zenodo

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Drs. Joris J. van Zundert (1972) is a senior researcher and developer in humanities computing. He holds a research position in the department of literary studies at the Huygens Institute for the History of The Netherlands, a research institute of The Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). His main interest as a researcher and developer is in the possibilities of computational algorithms for the analysis of literary and historic texts, and the nature and properties of humanities information and data modeling. His current research focuses on computer science and humanities interaction and the tensions between hermeneutics and ‘big data’ approaches.