Graphism thesis

In sociology of science, the graphism thesis is a proposition of Bruno Latour that graphs are important in science.

Research has shown that we can distinguish between hard science and soft science disciplines based on the level of graph use, so it can be argued that there is a correlation between scientificity and visuality^[1][2]. Furthermore, natural sciences appear to make heavier use of graphs than social sciences and mathematics^[3].

Papers on this area have been published by academics of University of Maine.

References

1. ^ http://scx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/3/376
2. ^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0306-3127(200002)30%3A1%3C73%3ASGATHO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M and http://sss.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/30/1/73
3. ^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1305(198411)38%3A4%3C261%3AGISP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1

See also

• Philosophy of science
• Epistemology
• Fields of science
• List of academic disciplines
• Graphism

External links

• Graph use in psychology and other sciences
• Why are graphs so central in science?
• Graphs in scientific publications

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