From "accumulation" to navigation: how scientific communities adapt to fragmented epistemology
- Authors: Batsanova S.V.1, Khramova M.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov
- Issue: Vol 7, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 31-39
- Section: ФИЛОСОФИЯ И МЕТОДОЛОГИЯ НАУКИ
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2658-7750/article/view/381434
- ID: 381434
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Abstract
The article examines the transformation of epistemological practices in the digital age and under social instability. It focuses on the phenomenon of "metric legitimation", where algorithms and engagement indicators replace traditional forms of expertise. The shift from accumulation to navigation is analyzed, with knowledge functioning as both access service and social signal. The precariat is shown as a key indicator of these changes, relying on situational and horizontal forms of verification. The risks of "epistemological compression" are highlighted, along with the need for hybrid procedures to preserve critical distance and the sustainability of scientific knowledge.
About the authors
Sofya V. Batsanova
Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov
Email: sophiko1881@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 9432-2497
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Theory and Methodology of Science
Russian Federation, BelgorodMarina A. Khramova
Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov
Author for correspondence.
Email: sophiko1881@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 1745-7039
postgraduate student, Department of Theory and Methodology of Science
Russian Federation, BelgorodReferences
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