Map thinking across the life sciences
Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
This chapter draws on what I call map thinking – philosophical reflection on mapping and map use – to shed light on representational processes in the life sciences. In particular, it relies on the analogy between mapping and representation or knowledge in general. I first identify three map analogies, which I call literal, causal, and extreme-scale. I then show how these analogies help us to understand three cases, not previously analysed in this light: the evolution of Darwin’s finches according to Peter and Rosemary Grant, Kurt Kohn’s biochemical causal maps, and the extreme-scale gene expression maps of the Allen Human Brain Atlas. Viewing these research programs through a cartographic lens illuminates their purposes and methods, while also helping us look differently at traditional maps and geospatial ontologies.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society |
Redaktører | Alexander J. Kent, Doug Specht |
Antal sider | 13 |
Forlag | Routledge |
Publikationsdato | 2024 |
Sider | 600-612 |
Kapitel | 45 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 9780367428877, 9781032431284 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 9780367855765 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
ID: 361548555