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- Title
BIG DATA: NEW SCIENCE, NEW CHALLENGES, NEW DIALOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES.
- Authors
Fuller, Michael
- Abstract
The advent of extremely large data sets, known as 'big data,' has been heralded as the instantiation of a new science, requiring a new kind of practitioner: the 'data scientist.' This article explores the concept of big data, drawing attention to a number of new issues-not least ethical concerns, and questions surrounding interpretation-which big data sets present. It is observed that the skills required for data scientists are in some respects closer to those traditionally associated with the arts and humanities than to those associated with the natural sciences; and it is urged that big data presents new opportunities for dialogue, especially concerning hermeneutical issues, for theologians and data scientists.
- Subjects
BIG data; HERMENEUTICS in religion; ETHICS research; RELIGION &; science; DATA analysis; ETHICS
- Publication
Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science, 2015, Vol 50, Issue 3, p569
- ISSN
0591-2385
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/zygo.12187