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edhiphy lets you

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visualize philosophical periods

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and debates as networks.

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Let us look at the philosophers

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mentioned in connection

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with the Minnesota Center

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for Philosophy of Science.

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First,

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we can lower the threshold

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to include smaller figures.

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Then,

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let us choose an appropriate period.

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We only look at articles that include

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the phrase

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‘Minnesota Center’ in their full text.

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From here, we get a warning

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that only about 100 philosophers

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in our network are connected.

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We can accept it and then see a graph

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with Herbert Feigl,

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the founder of the Minnesota Center,

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in a central location.

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We can move around this graph

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and focus on particular relations.

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For example, here

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the link between Feigl and Feyerabend.

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When the link is selected,

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we can see the articles

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where these co-mentions were found.

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To read any of these,

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we can go straight to JSTOR

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and download the full article

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in its original format.

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From the network,

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we can also move to the details

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page of the individual philosophers.

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We here

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see an overview of the information

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we have about Feyerabend,

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for example,

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that he was employed in Berkeley.

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We can also draw a network based

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only on the articles

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in which Feyerabend is mentioned.

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And there is also an experimental version

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of this author centered network

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that emphasizes

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philosophers that are mentioned

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only in the context of Feyerabend.

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This might help you find connections

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to smaller figures.

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Why don't you try it out yourself?