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Evidence: proof of the existence and the behavior of objects or of the truth of statements. Evidence can be direct or indirect. See also theories, facts._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Bruno Latour on Evidence - Dictionary of Arguments
Sokal I 117 Evidence/knowledge/validity/Latour/Sokal: (B. Latour. "Ramsès II est-il mort de la tuberculose?". La Recherche 307 (March) pp. 84-85, see also NR 308 (April) errata p. 85 and no. 309 (May) p. 7). In 1976, following an investigation into the mummy of Ramses II. noted that his death (approximately 1213 BC) was due to tuberculosis. Latour asks:"How could he have died from a bacterium discovered by Robert Koch in 1882?" - Why is this not an anachronism? Existence/Discovery/Invention/History/Ontology/Latour/Sokal: then Latour moves to the assertion: "Before Koch the bacillus has no real existence." Discovery: the objection that Koch has only discovered something existing is dismissed as "only seemingly reasonable". SokalVsLatour: of course, in the rest of the article he does not bring forth any argument for his thesis. He fluctuates between extreme banalities and blatant errors. >Existence, >Existence statement, >Discoveries, >Reality, >World/thinking._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Lat I Bruno Latour Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society Cambridge, MA 1988 Sokal I Alan Sokal Jean Bricmont Fashionabel Nonsense. Postmodern Intellectuals Abuse of Science, New York 1998 German Edition: Eleganter Unsinn. Wie die Denker der Postmoderne die Wissenschaften missbrauchen München 1999 Sokal II Alan Sokal Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science New York 1999 |