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The Need for a Theory of Historical Computing [1991]
Über die Notwendigkeit einer Theorie für History Computing
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Abstract The early phases of computer supported research in history have been characterized by enthusiasm about the many possibilities opened. Possibilities, which go beyond just one methodological paradigm as the recent discussions about the relative importance of quantitative studies within computer applic... mehr
The early phases of computer supported research in history have been characterized by enthusiasm about the many possibilities opened. Possibilities, which go beyond just one methodological paradigm as the recent discussions about the relative importance of quantitative studies within computer applications in history show. A deeper discussion about these developments is necessary, necessary for pure intellectual reasons as well as for ones within the politics of academia. This requires a theory of historical computing, which starts from an analysis of the differences between computing in history and computers' applications to other disciplines. To illustrate that, a number of examples are given, which show that the information presented by historical sources is inherently different from the one processed by information systems directed at current times.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
quantitative Methode; Erkenntnistheorie; Geschichtswissenschaft; Interdisziplinarität; Informatik; Datenverarbeitung; Informationssystem; Computer
Klassifikation
allgemeine Geschichte
Naturwissenschaften, Technik(wissenschaften), angewandte Wissenschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
digital humanities; epistemology; relationship history and computer science; source criticism
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 193-202
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2017) 29
Heftthema
From History to Applied Science in the Humanities
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.29.2017.193-202
ISSN
0936-6784
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)