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Modelling What There Is: Ontologising in a Multidimensional World
Modellieren was ist: Ontologisierung in einer multidimensionalen Welt
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Abstract The incursion of digital computing machinery into the public sphere and the return of “ontology” from philosophical exile occurred almost simultaneously, circa 1948. In this essay I ask, what do the modelling machine and philosophers’ irreconcilable accounts of “what there is” have to do with each o... view more
The incursion of digital computing machinery into the public sphere and the return of “ontology” from philosophical exile occurred almost simultaneously, circa 1948. In this essay I ask, what do the modelling machine and philosophers’ irreconcilable accounts of “what there is” have to do with each other? Are the ontological pluralism of the former and the multi-centric multi-naturalism of the latter kin? If so, then recent anthropology has much to say to digital humanities.... view less
Keywords
model; ontology; anthropology
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Humanities
Free Keywords
Modelling; Multidimensionality; Semantic Stretch
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 33-45
Journal
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2018) 31
Issue topic
Models and Modelling between Digital & Humanities - A Multidisciplinary Perspective
ISSN
0963-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed