On the epistemology of data science conceptual tools for a new inductivism / [electronic resource] :
- 作者： Pietsch, Wolfgang.
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- Philosophical studies series ;
- 出版： Cham : Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer
- 叢書名： Philosophical studies series,v. 148
- 主題： Knowledge, Theory of. , Research. , Data structures (Computer science) , Methodology. , Reasoning. , Analysis (Philosophy) , Philosophy of Technology. , Data Structures and Information Theory. , Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building. , Probability and Statistics in Computer Science. , Analytic Philosophy.
- ISBN： 9783030864422 (electronic bk.) 、 9783030864415 (paper)
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CGU
- 資料類型: 電子書
- 內容註: Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Inductivism -- Chapter 3. Phenomenological Science -- Chapter 4. Variational Induction -- Chapter 5. Causation As Difference Making -- Chapter 6. Evidence -- Chapter 7. Concept Formation -- Chapter 8. Analogy -- Chapter 9. Causal Probability -- Chapter 10. Conclusion -- Index.
- 摘要註: This book addresses controversies concerning the epistemological foundations of data science: Is it a genuine science? Or is data science merely some inferior practice that can at best contribute to the scientific enterprise, but cannot stand on its own? The author proposes a coherent conceptual framework with which these questions can be rigorously addressed. Readers will discover a defense of inductivism and consideration of the arguments against it: an epistemology of data science more or less by definition has to be inductivist, given that data science starts with the data. As an alternative to enumerative approaches, the author endorses Federica Russo's recent call for a variational rationale in inductive methodology. Chapters then address some of the key concepts of an inductivist methodology including causation, probability and analogy, before outlining an inductivist framework. The inductivist framework is shown to be adequate and useful for an analysis of the epistemological foundations of data science. The author points out that many aspects of the variational rationale are present in algorithms commonly used in data science. Introductions to algorithms and brief case studies of successful data science such as machine translation are included. Data science is located with reference to several crucial distinctions regarding different kinds of scientific practices, including between exploratory and theory-driven experimentation, and between phenomenological and theoretical science. Computer scientists, philosophers and data scientists of various disciplines will find this philosophical perspective and conceptual framework of great interest, especially as a starting point for further in-depth analysis of algorithms used in data science.
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This book addresses controversies concerning the epistemological foundations of data science: Is it a genuine science? Or is data science merely some inferior practice that can at best contribute to the scientific enterprise, but cannot stand on its own? The author proposes a coherent conceptual framework with which these questions can be rigorously addressed. Readers will discover a defense of inductivism and consideration of the arguments against it: an epistemology of data science more or less by definition has to be inductivist, given that data science starts with the data. As an alternative to enumerative approaches, the author endorses Federica Russo’s recent call for a variational rationale in inductive methodology. Chapters then address some of the key concepts of an inductivist methodology including causation, probability and analogy, before outlining an inductivist framework. The inductivist framework is shown to be adequate and useful for an analysis of the epistemological foundations of data science. The author points out that many aspects of the variational rationale are present in algorithms commonly used in data science. Introductions to algorithms and brief case studies of successful data science such as machine translation are included. Data science is located with reference to several crucial distinctions regarding different kinds of scientific practices, including between exploratory and theory-driven experimentation, and between phenomenological and theoretical science. Computer scientists, philosophers and data scientists of various disciplines will find this philosophical perspective and conceptual framework of great interest, especially as a starting point for further in-depth analysis of algorithms used in data science.