Abstract
This abstract describes how tools from network analysis and visualization can successfully support the study of philosophical questions in social epistemology. We introduce a particular network structure, namely the (m, k)-observer. We argue for its epistemic value and show that such observers are extremely rare in social media discussions of controversial topics. Our specific use case concerns a discussion of vaccine safety on Twitter.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 320-321 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2018 |
Event | IEEE 14th International Conference on eScience 2018 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 29 Oct 2018 → 1 Nov 2018 |
Conference
Conference | IEEE 14th International Conference on eScience 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Amsterdam |
Period | 29/10/18 → 1/11/18 |
Keywords
- epistemology
- social networks