Syllogistic knowledge is narrative, while Big Data is purely additive
Evidence
Syllogism is not addition, but narration. The absolute con-clusion ex-cludes any further addition. As narration, syllogism represents the opposite of addition. Big Data is purely additive; it never comes to an end, to a conclusion. In contrast to the correlations and additions that Big Data generates, theoretical thinking represents a narrative form of knowledge. — Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics, 162
Categorization
- DEFINE: Recasts the Hegelian syllogism/conclusion as narration opposed to addition.
- XREF: connects to: Ritual and narrative forms defy acceleration because they are syllogistic — Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New…, 164; Biopolitical population statistics cannot reach the psyche that Big Data exploits — Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New…, 58; Big Data is blind to the singular event that actually shapes history — Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New…, 176 (+6 more)
Related
- Understanding is narrative closure, not cumulative addition of data (similarity 0.92)
- Big Data’s correlational mode is displacing causal and spirit-driven knowledge (similarity 0.85)
- Additive data without narrative structure produces meaninglessness akin to Dadaism (similarity 0.83)
- Digital memory is additive whereas human memory is inherently narrative (similarity 0.80)
- Big Data is blind to the singular event that actually shapes history (similarity 0.80)
Broader Connections
- Digital memory is additive whereas human memory is inherently narrative
#corroborates(0.92) - Memory benefits from narrative, logical structure rather than disjointed facts
#corroborates(0.85) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4586 - Big Data logic rejects theory-driven hypothesis testing in favor of raw pattern extraction
#exemplifies(0.80) — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 394 - Data abstractions strip narrative context to enable unlimited recategorization
#expands(0.78) — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 448