The Hermeneutic Circle of Data Visualization: The Case Study of the Affinity Map.

In this article, we show how postphenomenology can be used to analyze the Affinity Map: a data visualization that reveals the hidden dynamics that exist between individuals within large organizations. We make use of the Affinity Map to expand the classic postphenomenology that privileges a ‘linear...

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Publicado en:Techné: Research in Philosophy & Technology Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 357 - 376
Autores principales: Rodighiero, Dario, Romele, Alberto
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Publicado: Philosophy Documentation Center 2020
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          Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139; Metalab, Harvard University, 42 Kirkland St, Cambridge MA 02138.
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        Data modeling
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