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Iconizing the Digital Humanities: Models and Modeling from a Semiotic Perspective
Die Ikonisierung der Digital Humanities: Modelle und Modellierung aus einer semiotischen Perspektive
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Abstract Models are ubiquitous in the digital humanities. Against the backdrop of the recent discussion in the philosophy of science about what models are and what they do, this paper presents a semiotic perspective on models in the framework of Charles S. Peirce’s theory of signs that sheds light on the pra... mehr
Models are ubiquitous in the digital humanities. Against the backdrop of the recent discussion in the philosophy of science about what models are and what they do, this paper presents a semiotic perspective on models in the framework of Charles S. Peirce’s theory of signs that sheds light on the practice of modeling in the digital humanities. As a first step, it is argued that models are icons, i.e. signs that represent their specific objects by being regarded as similar to them; and that there are, in all, three basic types of model, namely “images,” “diagrams,” and “metaphors.” A second step explicates relevant implications of this model-theoretic approach, especially as they relate to the digital humanities. In particular, it is shown that models are not identical to the things they represent and that they only represent them partially; that the representation operates on the basis of a mapping relation between select properties of the model and its object; that each model and each instance of modeling has a theoretical framework; and that models are the true basis for genuine creativity and progress in research.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Peirce, C.; Modelltheorie; Repräsentation; Semiotik; Geisteswissenschaft; Definition; Informatik; Modell; Repräsentativität; Metapher
Klassifikation
Naturwissenschaften, Technik(wissenschaften), angewandte Wissenschaften
Geisteswissenschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
Models; Icons; Images; Diagrams; Metaphors, C. S. Peirce, Digital Humanities
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2018
Seitenangabe
S. 124-146
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2018) 31
Heftthema
Models and Modelling between Digital & Humanities - A Multidisciplinary Perspective
ISSN
0963-6784
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)