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Abstract Historians using computers to apply quantitative methods and historians using computers for other things have strained relationships. This is not the result of mutual bad will, but results from genuine differences between information as provided by contemporary phenomena and that derived from histor... view more
Historians using computers to apply quantitative methods and historians using computers for other things have strained relationships. This is not the result of mutual bad will, but results from genuine differences between information as provided by contemporary phenomena and that derived from historical documents. Only after these differences are taken care of quantitative and other formal methods are methodologically safe. A tentative model for a possible solution of part of these problems by fuzzy logic is presented. More generally we discuss which developments are needed in the application of information technology to historical research to ease the strained relationship mentioned at the beginning.... view less
Keywords
information technology; computer; quantitative method; historian; quantification; epistemology; science of history; data processing
Classification
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Free Keywords
digital humanities; fuzzy logic; quantitative methods; epistemology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 287-306
Journal
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2017) 29
Issue topic
From History to Applied Science in the Humanities
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.29.2017.287-306
ISSN
0936-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed