Modeling the Cultural Subjectivity: Towards Computational Critique?
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In this paper we use a computer model of social capital to explore and develop a computational social theory of the anthropological or interpretive notion of the sub jectivity (Ortner 2005). The cultural sub jectivity is a social theory of the reflexive actor that is historically situated in a material and cultural context. It is important for computational social science to begin developing tools to represent the dimensions of the actor in terms of the sub jectivity because it recognizes and seeks to explain the complexity of human feelings and fears in creating meaning and in taking action. Theories of sub jectivity also offer a model of human action and play that is neither universal nor individual. Developing a computational social theory of the sub jectivity is an impossible and improbable task, however, in seeking to develop this theory in code we might be able to posit clearer questions in social research regarding the sub jectivity and explore the operational limits of computational social science, which is a theory in itself. Also accounting for how complex structures of feeling and experienceanxieties, fears, dreams, hopes and the likedevelop as a component inside complex social organizations, ones that can be rigorously explored with computational methods, a foundation can be created for a critical computational social science. Contact: Matthew Francisco Science and Technology Studies Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 12180 Email: [email protected] Phone: 518-894-5012 This material is based upon work partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0324947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006