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Graphism thesis

In the sociology of science and science and technology studies (STS), the graphism thesis is a proposition advanced by Bruno Latour that visual inscriptions—especially graphs, diagrams, and other visual representations—are central to the practice and authority of science. First articulated in Latour's 1990 essay "Visualization and Cognition: Drawing…

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Graphism thesis → According, Action, Central, In, Laboratory Life, Latour, Latour's, Science, Steve Woolgar, The
related to Graph use and the hierarchy of sciences · 8
Graphism thesis → Cleveland, In, Latour's, Laurence, Smith, Surveying, The, William Cleveland
related to Criticism and limitations · 5
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