Theory In, Theory Out: The Uses of Social Theory in Machine Learning for Social Science. [PDF]
Front Big Data, 2020 Research at the intersection of machine learning and the social sciences has provided critical new insights into social behavior. At the same time, a variety of critiques have been raised ranging from technical issues with the data used and features constructed, problematic assumptions built into models, their limited interpretability, and their ...
Radford J, Joseph K.
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Theory caught up in dialectics: Some reflections on Asger Sørensen’s capitalism, alienation and critique [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2021 This paper presents three interconnected examinations of Asger Sørensen’s arguments in Capitalism, Alienation and Critique, which thematize Sørensen’s overarching understanding of the relationship between theory and practice: his general ...
Ivković Marjan +2 more
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AI & SOCIETY, 2021 AbstractIn this paper, we sketch a programme for AI-driven social theory. We begin by defining what we mean by artificial intelligence (AI) in this context. We then lay out our specification for how AI-based models can draw on the growing availability of digital data to help test the validity of different social theories based on their predictive power.
Mökander, J, Schroeder, R
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Divine genius, subversive hero, or creative entrepreneur? Exploring various facets of the artist as a mythical figure [PDF]
Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU, 2023 People have always related art to the creation and transmission of myths. While myth as a theme in art has been thoroughly addressed, research about the “mythic” nature of the artist figure is far less common. The 20th and 21st centuries brought
Mevorah Vera +2 more
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Failed expectations: can deliberative innovations produce democratic effects in hybrid regimes? [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2022 Participation in deliberation in stable democracies produces effects which are beneficial for democracy, while the results of deliberative innovations in non-democracies are more ambiguous.
Fiket Irena +2 more
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The messiness of victory and heroism: A brief response to Carl Schmitt [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2021 The article focuses on a passage from Carl Schmitt’s Ex Captivitate Salus - a book famously written in a Nurnberg prison in 1946 - in which he draws, from memory, on a story derived from Serbian epic poetry, to justify his understanding of ...
Bojanić Petar, Đorđević Edward
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Reflecting the past, envisioning the future: The journey of "democratic socialism" [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2023 This article examines the evolution of socialism as a political ideology, from its primitive origins in past societies to its contemporary incarnations.
Balunović Filip, Mladenović Ivica
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The rise and fall of democratic socialism in Yugoslavia 1948-1972. [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2023 This article examines the complex trajectory of democratic socialism in Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1972, a period characterized by groundbreaking experimentation and subsequent retreat from socialist ideals.
Bešlin Milivoj, Žarković Petar
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Care in the Anthropocene: Acting with compassion [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2022 The Anthropocene refers to the geological era in which man - anthropos - has become a geophysical force transforming the biosphere. This period is marked by a lack of compassion and understanding of our environments - a total detachment from our
Pantović Ljiljana, Zarić Zona
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The effects of deliberation on citizen knowledge, attitudes and preferences: A case study of a Belgrade deliberative mini public [PDF]
Filozofija i Društvo, 2022 Participation in deliberative arenas is often lauded for its transformative impact on citizens’ attitudes, sense of agency and ability to formulate concrete policy proposals.
Đorđević Ana, Vasiljević Jelena
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