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@article{ART002779936},
author={Ko, Insok},
title={Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2021},
number={37},
pages={1-21},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001}

TY - JOUR
AU - Ko, Insok
TI - Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2021
VL - null
IS - 37
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 1
EP - 21
SN - 1975-1621
AB - This paper discusses and proposes the stance that the philosophy of science and technology shall take in the data-driven society. With this purpose in mind, I examine the ontological status of data, upon which the data-driven society will depend in decision making, referring to the protocol-sentence debate in early 20th century. Data are objective in the sense that they are traces of objects, produced by physical interaction. But they need intervention of the subject who initiates creation of data by paying attention to a specific aspect of the object. This line of analysis reveals that there are always aspects of reality that are not subsumed in the data-set available, however it may be comprehensive, and that the data themselves can in principle be falsified in Popper’s sense. We can identify two perspectives in the philosophy of science and technology that are differentiated by the stances toward the program of naturalization. One is pro-naturalization view that affirms the power and value of naturalization. In this view, philosophy of science and technology will contribute to understanding the reality while collaborating horizontally with domains of science. The other view acknowledges philosophy as coordinator of the sciences and technologies. In this latter view, philosophy embraces the value issues as central concern and concentrates on meta-inquiry of the science and technology. Although these two views stand upon conflicting concepts of philosophizing, each conceives an indispensable task for realizing the unique values of philosophy. A philosopher cannot go both ways, but the community of the philosophers of science and technology can meet the two-pronged mission through an appropriate division of labor.
KW - data-driven society;philosophy of science and technology;protocol sentence;naturalization of philosophy
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001
ER -

Ko, Insok. (2021). Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 37, 1-21.

Ko, Insok. 2021, "Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.37, pp.1-21. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001

Ko, Insok "Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 37 pp.1-21 (2021) : 1.

Ko, Insok. Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society. 2021; 37 : 1-21. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001

Ko, Insok. "Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.37(2021) : 1-21.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001

Ko, Insok. Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 37, 1-21. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001

Ko, Insok. Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2021; 37 1-21. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001

Ko, Insok. Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society. 2021; 37 : 1-21. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001

Ko, Insok. "Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Data-driven Society" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.37(2021) : 1-21.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2021..37.001