The limits of computation: A philosophical critique of contemporary Big Data research

This paper reviews the contemporary discussion on the epistemological and ontological effects of Big Data within social science, observing an increased focus on relationality and complexity, and a tendency to naturalize social phenomena. The epistemic limits of this emerging computational paradigm a...

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Main Authors: Petter Törnberg, Anton Törnberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-11-01
Series:Big Data & Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951718811843