HC 431H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Henry David Thoreau, Roland Barthes
11 Apr 2017
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The most important function of gieryn"s three truth-spots is to bring you into a world that is believable. Roland barthes describes it as the reality effect he takes it one step farther; welty utilizes just facts. Paradox of place and truth the writing questions if the topics can be applied to science. Gieryn says there are other accounts of truth, by traveling to a society you don"t know, you have special access to it. Thoreau lived in the cabin in walden for two years so he understood it and was able to speak the truth. Values being apart, alone, and local knowledge of nativity. Before one travels they should open their eyes to the world in front of them before they can enjoy a foreign place. This text merges philosophy and science (117) the field scientist makes/creates the space rather than just going to it. Provenance- an account of where something comes from (e. g. tradition/objects passed down via ancestry)
