Replicability and replication in the humanities.

IF 7.2 Q1 ETHICS
Research integrity and peer review Pub Date : 2019-01-09 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI:10.1186/s41073-018-0060-4
Rik Peels
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A large number of scientists and several news platforms have, over the last few years, been speaking of a replication crisis in various academic disciplines, especially the biomedical and social sciences. This paper answers the novel question of whether we should also pursue replication in the humanities. First, I create more conceptual clarity by defining, in addition to the term "humanities," various key terms in the debate on replication, such as "reproduction" and "replicability." In doing so, I pay attention to what is supposed to be the object of replication: certain studies, particular inferences, of specific results. After that, I spell out three reasons for thinking that replication in the humanities is not possible and argue that they are unconvincing. Subsequently, I give a more detailed case for thinking that replication in the humanities is possible. Finally, I explain why such replication in the humanities is not only possible, but also desirable.

人文学科中的可复制性和可复制性。
在过去几年里,大量科学家和几个新闻平台一直在谈论各个学术学科的复制危机,尤其是生物医学和社会科学。本文回答了一个新颖的问题,即我们是否也应该在人文学科中追求复制。首先,除了“人文学科”一词之外,我还定义了关于复制的辩论中的各种关键术语,如“复制”和“可复制性”,从而使概念更加清晰。在这样做的过程中,我关注复制的对象:特定的研究、特定的推论、特定的结果。在那之后,我列出了三个理由,认为在人文学科中复制是不可能的,并认为它们不令人信服。随后,我给出了一个更详细的案例来思考在人文学科中复制是可能的。最后,我解释了为什么在人文学科中这样的复制不仅是可能的,而且是可取的。
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