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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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Alan Sokal on Evidence - Dictionary of Arguments
I 117 Evidence/knowledge/validity/Latour/Sokal: E.g., B. Latour(1): In 1976, following an investigation into the mummy of Ramses II. french scientists 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 averts to the assertion: "In front of Koch the bacillus has no real existence." Discovery: the objection that Koch has only discovered something existing is dismissed as "only seemingly reasonable". >>Discovery/invention, >Reference, >Existence, >Ontology, >Theory change, >Meaning change. SokalVsLatour: of course, in the rest of the article he does not make any argument for his thesis. He fluctuates between extreme banalities and blatant errors. 1. B. Latour „Ramsès II est-il mort de la tuberculose?“. La Recherche 307 (March) S. 84-85, siehe auch NR 308 (April) errata S. 85 und Nr. 309 (Mai) S. 7._____________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. |
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 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19