Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi

Emre Özcan; Beyza Yılmaz

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Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi

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Bu çalışma, dijitalleşmeyle birlikte dönüşen bilgi üretim süreçlerini, hesaplamalı sosyal bilimlerin (HSB) ortaya koyduğu yeni epistemolojik yaklaşımlar bağlamında ele almaktadır. HSB, büyük veri setlerini işleyebilen yöntem ve algoritmalar aracılığıyla toplumsal olguların niceliksel ölçümüne imkân verirken, bilgi üretimini veri merkezli ve hesaplamalı bir düzleme taşımaktadır. Bu dönüşüm süreci, epistemolojik sınırlılıklar, normatif belirsizlikler, etik açmazlar ve metodolojik indirgemecilik gibi sorunları da beraberinde getirmektedir. Nitekim çalışma, hesaplamalı yöntemlerin sağladığı olanaklara da değinmekle birlikte, HSB’nin alternatif epistemolojisine eleştirel bir yerden de bakmaktadır. Hesaplamalı yöntemlerin sunduğu fırsatları yalnızca teknik avantajlar olarak değil, aynı zamanda sosyal bilimlerde alternatif bilgi rejimlerinin kurulması açısından da değerlendirmektedir. HSB’nin sunduğu dönüşüm, sosyal bilimlerdeki bilgi-iktidar ilişkilerini, politik konumlanışları, etik tartışmaları ve yöntemsel bulanıklıkları yeniden düşünmeyi gerekli kılmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dijital bilgi, epistemoloji, hesaplamalı sosyal bilimler

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Birincil Dil

Türkçe

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Bilgi ve Bilim Sosyolojisi, Bilim ve Teknoloji Sosyolojisi ve Sosyal Bilimler

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Emre Özcan
0000-0002-0877-2457
Türkiye

Beyza Yılmaz ^*
0000-0002-6963-2036
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

28 Kasım 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Temmuz 2025

Kabul Tarihi

30 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1750913

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APA

Özcan, E., & Yılmaz, B. (2025). Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 26(3), 1099-1121. https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1750913

AMA

1.Özcan E, Yılmaz B. Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;26(3):1099-1121. doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1750913

Chicago

Özcan, Emre, ve Beyza Yılmaz. 2025. “Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 26 (3): 1099-1121. https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1750913.

EndNote

Özcan E, Yılmaz B (01 Kasım 2025) Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 26 3 1099–1121.

IEEE

[1]E. Özcan ve B. Yılmaz, “Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi”, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 26, sy 3, ss. 1099–1121, Kas. 2025, doi: 10.17494/ogusbd.1750913.

ISNAD

Özcan, Emre - Yılmaz, Beyza. “Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 26/3 (01 Kasım 2025): 1099-1121. https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1750913.

JAMA

1.Özcan E, Yılmaz B. Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;26:1099–1121.

MLA

Özcan, Emre, ve Beyza Yılmaz. “Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 26, sy 3, Kasım 2025, ss. 1099-21, doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1750913.

Vancouver

1.Emre Özcan, Beyza Yılmaz. Dijital Bilginin Epistemolojisi: Hesaplamalı Sosyal Bilimlerin Bilgi Üretimi Üzerine Etkisi. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 01 Kasım 2025;26(3):1099-121. doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1750913

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