The original blog post also describes the procedure how the graph was generated: http://drunks-and-lampposts.com/2012/06/13/graphing-the-history-of-philosophy/
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| Network of Western Philosophers (Click here to enlarge) [Created by Simon Raper] |
Monday, July 9, 2012
Visualizing Western Philosophy
Simon Raper used Wikipedia and gephi to generate a graph the shows which philosopher influenced one another. Building on social network analysis, the graph can be used to identify most influencial philosophers (not surprisingly, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche).
The original blog post also describes the procedure how the graph was generated: http://drunks-and-lampposts.com/2012/06/13/graphing-the-history-of-philosophy/
People interested in a dynamic visualization of Western Philosophy (with a focus on education) might be interested in this Webbrain (Click on a term to read the notes below or type a search term in the box):
The original blog post also describes the procedure how the graph was generated: http://drunks-and-lampposts.com/2012/06/13/graphing-the-history-of-philosophy/
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