Epistemologie dat v současné vědě

Jindřich Mynarz

E-LOGOS, 2013, vol. 2013, issue 1, 17 pages

Abstract: Contemporary science is dominated by positivist epistemology of data, which builds on metaphysical realism and the ideal of mechanical objectivity, yet suffers from a number of flaws. Shortcomings of this approach were identified in many critical responses and led to a new problematization of the established concept of data. The often criticised aspects of this concept remark on data being embedded in the context of its making, and point out the mediation of data and its openness to manipulation. In recent years, the function of data gained an unprecedented importance due to the rising demands of science for data, which attracted attention to this formerly unproblematic concept. Several alternative approaches to epistemology of data appeared, of which this text introduces the positions proceeding from constructivism and rhetoric. The presented paper draws heavily on critical literature in epistemology of data. Due to its summarizing character, it may be understood as a synthesis and reconfiguration of the existing thoughts on the topic. In this way, the paper offers a contribution to rhetorical argumentation in the discourse of data in contemporary science.

Keywords: data; epistemology; constructivism; rhetoric; epistemologie; konstruktivismus; rétorika (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.356

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