The Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge : : Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on an Empirical Philosophy of Science.
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Superior document: | Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly Communication Series |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021. ©2021. |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly Communication Series
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 1 Knowledge-Based Innovations and Social Coordination
- 1.1 The Spring of "1968" in Prague, Paris, and Amsterdam
- 1.2 Science and Technology Policies in the West
- 1.3 Science Studies: The Sociological Perspective
- 1.4 The Habermas-Luhmann Discussion
- 1.5 "Wertfreiheit"
- 1.6 Meaning and Information
- 1.7 "Luhmann Reconsidered"
- 1.8 Codification
- 1.8.1 Husserl's "Intersubjective Intentionality"
- 1.8.2 Autopoiesis
- 1.8.3 Parsons' Media Theory
- 1.9 The Triple Helix Model
- 1.10 Anticipatory Systems
- 1.11 The Measurement of Triple-Helix Synergy
- 1.12 Concluding Remarks
- References
- Part IThe Sociocybernetics of Scientific Knowledge
- 2 The Communication Turn in Philosophy of Science
- 2.1 Discursive Knowledge
- 2.2 The Modern Citation as an Example of Codification
- 2.3 The Communication Perspective
- 2.4 Operationalization and Measurement
- 2.5 Concluding Remarks
- References
- 3 Scientific Communication and Codification
- 3.1 The Status of Cognitive Structures
- 3.2 Codification in Communications
- 3.3 Beliefs versis Rationalized Expectations
- 3.4 "Structuration" by Expectations
- 3.5 Biological and Cybernetic Metaphors
- 3.6 Sociocybernetics
- 3.7 Concluding Remarks
- References
- 4 Towards a Calculus of Redundancy
- 4.1 The Network Graph and the Vector Space
- 4.2 Dimensions and Dynamics of Information
- 4.3 Levels B and C in the Shannon Diagram
- 4.4 Scholarly Discourse and Codification
- 4.5 Redundancy and Evolution
- 4.6 The Generation of Mutual Redundancy
- 4.7 Generalization
- 4.8 Clockwise and Anti-clockwise Rotations
- 4.9 Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Part IISynergy in Triple-Helix Relations
- 5 Evolutionary and Institutional Triple Helix Models
- 5.1 Historical Trajectories and Evolutionary Regimes.
- 5.2 From Dialectics to Triads
- 5.3 The Knowledge-Based Economy
- 5.4 Triads and Simmelian Ties in Triple-Helix Configurations
- 5.5 The Generalized TH Model of Innovations
- 5.6 Institutional and Evolutionary TH-Models
- 5.7 The Measurement of Triple-Helix Configurations
- 5.7.1 Synergy in Co-authorship Relations in South Korea
- 5.7.2 Synergy in Innovation Systems across Sweden
- 5.8 Discussion
- References
- 6 Regions, Innovations, and the North-South Divide in Italy
- 6.1 Innovation Policies and Innovation Systems in Italy
- 6.2 Methods
- 6.3 Data and Descriptive Statistics
- 6.3.1 The Geographical Distribution of Firms in Italy
- 6.3.2 Small, Medium-Sized, and Large Enterprises
- 6.3.3 The Technological Dimension (NACE Codes)
- 6.4 Results
- 6.4.1 Regions
- 6.4.2 Northern, Central, and Southern Italy
- 6.4.3 Sectorial Decomposition
- 6.5 Conclusions and Discussion
- 6.6 Policy Implications
- References
- 7 The Measurement of Synergy
- 7.1 "Synergy"
- 7.2 A Toy Model
- 7.3 Vector Coordinates
- 7.4 Empirical Applications
- 7.4.1 Synergy in International Co-Authorship Relations
- 7.4.2 Synergy in Aggregated Citation Relations Among Journals
- 7.5 Discussion and Concluding Remarks
- References
- Part IIIThe Dynamics of Expectations and Knowledge
- 8 Anticipation and the Dynamics of Expectations
- 8.1 Popper's Perspective on the Growth of Knowledge
- 8.2 The Hyper-incursive Order of Expectations
- 8.3 The Differentia Specifica of Inter-human Communications
- 8.4 The Theory and Computation of Anticipations
- 8.5 Incursive and Hyper-incursive Equations
- 8.6 Solving the Equations
- 8.7 Simulations of Incursive and Hyper-incursive Equations
- 8.7.1 Cellular Automata
- 8.7.2 Modelling of Expectations Using Cellular Automata
- 8.7.3 Visualizations of Anticipations.
- 8.8 Sociological Implications and Concluding Remarks
- References
- 9 Subdynamics in Knowledge-Based Systems
- 9.1 "Double Contingency" and Inter-human Interactions
- 9.2 Simulations of the Second Contingency
- 9.3 Perturbed Recursions and Incursions
- 9.4 Transversal and Longitudinal Propagation of Meanings
- 9.5 Decisions and Decision Rules
- 9.6 Inter-human Coordination in the Second Contingency
- 9.6.1 Interactions
- 9.6.2 Organization versus Self-organization
- 9.6.3 Self-organization
- 9.7 Discussion and Conclusions
- References
- 10 Cultural and Biological Evolution
- 10.1 Monism versus Dualism
- 10.1.1 Descartes' Error
- 10.2 The Secularization of Alter
- 10.3 Habermas' Knowledge Interests
- 10.4 Meta-Biology and Reification
- 10.5 Towards a Calculus of Redundancy
- 10.6 Consequences for Evolutionary Economics
- References
- 11 Summary and Conclusions
- 11.1 The Sociocybernetics of Scientific Knowledge
- 11.2 Synergy in Triple Helix Models
- 11.3 Anticipatory Dynamics and Simulations
- 11.4 Against Monism
- References
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index.