- Graphism thesis
In
sociology of science , the graphism thesis is a proposition ofBruno Latour thatgraph s are important in science.Research has shown that we can distinguish between
hard science andsoft science disciplines based on the level ofgraph use, so it can be argued that there is a correlation between scientificity and visuality [http://scx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/3/376 Visual Inscriptions in the Scientific Hierarchy: Mapping the "Treasures of Science" - Arsenault et al. 27 (3): 376 - Science Communication ] ] Scientific Graphs and the Hierarchy of the Sciences: A Latourian Survey of Inscription Practices: Available from [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0306-3127(200002)30%3A1%3C73%3ASGATHO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M JSTOR] or [http://sss.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/30/1/73 SAGEPUB] ] . Furthermore,natural sciences appear to make heavier use of graphs thansocial sciences andmathematics [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1305(198411)38%3A4%3C261%3AGISP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1 Graphs in Scientific Publications] ] .Papers on this area have been published by academics of
University of Maine .It has been claimed that an example of a discipline that uses graphs heavily but is not at all scientific is
technical analysis . [ [http://www.fool.com/news/foth/2001/foth010105.htm Fool.com: Is Technical Analysis Voodoo? [Fool on the Hill January 5, 2001 ] ]References
See also
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Philosophy of science
*Epistemology
*Fields of science
*List of academic disciplines
*Graphism External links
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11369467&dopt=Citation Graph use in psychology and other sciences]
* [http://www.springerlink.com/content/n71852g5411ht678/ Why are graphs so central in science?]
* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1305(198411)38%3A4%3C261%3AGISP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1 Graphs in scientific publications]
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