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David Weinberger on Theories - Dictionary of Arguments
Morozov I 265 Theories/Knowledge/Weinberger/Morozov: for Weinberger, the assertion that 75% of people who like ((s) the TV series) "Mad Men" also like "Breaking Bad" is revolutionary because it is "theory-free", unlike Darwin's theory of evolution.(1) >Statistics, >Causality, >Causal relation, >Correlation, >Theories, >Knowledge. MorozovVsWeinberger: such "theory-free" knowledge has a long tradition: market research, census, surveys; people fill in questionnaires, now online as well - but is that revolutionary? Is that the kind of knowledge that cures cancer? Weinberger may be right that there is no hypothesis here, but there is no presumption at all. >Hypotheses. 1. David Weinberger, Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now that the Facts Aren’t the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room (New York: Basic Books, 2012), 35. I’ve discussed Weinberger’s claims about Hunch in my review of his book: Evgeny Morozov, “What Lies Beneath,” The Daily, January 1, 2012, http:// www.thedaily.com/ page/ 2012/ 01/ 01/ 010112-opinions-books-weinberger-morozov-1– 3._____________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. |
Weinberg I David Weinberger Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren’t the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room New York 2011 Morozov I Evgeny Morozov To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism New York 2014 |