The Dynamics of Science: Computational Frontiers in History and Philosophy of Science

305 Pages·2022·6.253 MB·English

by  Grant Ramsey, Andreas De Block

The Dynamics
of Science

Edited by
Grant Ramsey
and Andreas De Block
The Dynamics
of Science
Computational Frontiers
History Philosophy
in and
Science
of
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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction. Tools, Tests, and Data: An Introduction to
the New History and Philosophy of Science
3
Andreas De Block and Grant Ramsey
Part I. Toward a New Logic of Scientific Discovery,
Creativity, and Progress
1. Five Models of Science, Illustrating How Selection
Shapes Methods
19
Paul E. Smaldino
2. Pooling with the Best
40
Justin Bruner and Bennett Holman
3. Promoting Diverse Collaborations
54
Mike D. Schneider, Hannah Rubin, and Cailin O’Connor
4. Using Phylomemies to Investigate the Dynamics of
Science
73
David Chavalarias, Philippe Huneman,
and Thibault Racovski
Part II. Frontiers in Tools, Methods, and Models
5. LDA Topic Modeling: Contexts for the History and
Philosophy of Science
103
Colin Allen and Jaimie Murdock
6. The Potential of Supervised Machine Learning for the
Study of Science
120
Krist Vaesen
7. Help with Data Management for the Novice and
Experienced Alike
132
Steve Elliott, Kate MacCord, and Jane Maienschein
Part III. Case Studies
8. How Not to Fight about Theory: The Debate between
Biometry and Mendelism in Nature, 1890–1915
147
Charles H. Pence
9. Topic Modeling in HPS: Investigating Engaged
Philosophy of Science throughout the Twentieth
Century
164
Christophe Malaterre, Jean-François Chartier,
and Davide Pulizzotto
10. Bolzano, Kant, and the Traditional Theory of
Concepts: A Computational Investigation
186
Annapaola Ginammi, Rob Koopman, Shenghui Wang,
Jelke Bloem, and Arianna Betti
vi
11. The Evolution of Evolutionary Medicine
204
Deryc T. Painter, Julia Damerow, and Manfred D. Laubichler
Notes
231
References
243
Contributors
279
Index
287
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Acknowledgments
Our first debt is to the twenty-seven contributing authors, without
whom this book would not have been possible. We also thank the re-
viewers who gave their time and expertise to provide valuable feedback.
We give special thanks to the University of Pittsburgh Press staff, in
particular to our editor, Abby Collier, who believed in this project and
helped carry it to fruition. The seed for this book was a workshop held
at the KU Leuven on the cultural evolution of science. We are grateful
to the Research Foundation Flanders for their financial support for this
workshop.
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