Chapter 4 The epistemic status of scientific visualisations
As the considerations in the previous chapter made clear, visual representations are, without doubt, part of many epistemic processes in contemporary science. Scientists present diagrams in their publications and talks to communicate their research results. They investigate computer-generated images...
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| Формат: | Електронний ресурс Частина з книги |
| Мова: | Англійська |
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Taylor & Francis
2018
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| Серія: | History and Philosophy of Technoscience
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| Онлайн доступ: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Резюме: | As the considerations in the previous chapter made clear, visual representations are, without doubt, part of many epistemic processes in contemporary science. Scientists present diagrams in their publications and talks to communicate their research results. They investigate computer-generated images as substitutes for research objects. Drawings in textbooks are used to educate novices, to introduce them to a new field of knowledge and so on. Moreover, it was pointed out that in quite a few instances images might also be used for non-epistemic purposes, for example to gain the attention of a particular audience |
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| Фізичний опис: | 1 electronic resource (126 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781138089938; 9781315108902 |
| Доступ: | Open Access |