http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/ The story of his assiette of popes-eyes, the quintessence of ham for sauce, and the gravy of twenty-two partridges for sauce for a brace, was always beyond the credit of any sensible person. –William Verral, A Complete System of Cookery Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15187 Paul Erb Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:54:57 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15187 A nice conceit. Johnson's Dictionary, too. Differences of scale, of course. It seems the means to the end was to standardize in a useful way, ergo classes, and then...Foucault. Après lui, le déluge. Thank goodness for the consilience(s) of disciplines like biology and humanities. So, my question is, if you were teaching a 10th-grader what standards to use, or how to make the most of Zotero Groups to manage the volume of information she faces, what basic, atomic pedagogical structure would you invoke? Not twenty volumes, right? But...what is a young scholar's version of the Entry that makes information bondable, digestible, coherent, and authoritative, as D or J did for their burgeoning literates? A nice conceit. Johnson’s Dictionary, too. Differences of scale, of course. It seems the means to the end was to standardize in a useful way, ergo classes, and then…Foucault. Après lui, le déluge. Thank goodness for the consilience(s) of disciplines like biology and humanities. So, my question is, if you were teaching a 10th-grader what standards to use, or how to make the most of Zotero Groups to manage the volume of information she faces, what basic, atomic pedagogical structure would you invoke? Not twenty volumes, right? But…what is a young scholar’s version of the Entry that makes information bondable, digestible, coherent, and authoritative, as D or J did for their burgeoning literates?

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15505 Emily A. Stevens Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:24:47 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15505 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @tcarmody: What's important (and constant) isn't "humanities" but "humanism." See "Diderot as Digital Humanist" http://is.gd/ct3CW</span></span> RT @tcarmody: What’s important (and constant) isn’t “humanities” but “humanism.” See “Diderot as Digital Humanist” http://is.gd/ct3CW

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15506 Roberto Greco Sat, 29 May 2010 11:49:39 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15506 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @tcarmody: What's important (and constant) isn't "humanities" but "humanism." See "Diderot as Digital Humanist" http://is.gd/ct3CW</span></span> RT @tcarmody: What’s important (and constant) isn’t “humanities” but “humanism.” See “Diderot as Digital Humanist” http://is.gd/ct3CW

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15507 Tim Carmody Fri, 28 May 2010 22:16:01 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15507 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">What's important (and constant) isn't "humanities" but "humanism." See "Diderot as Digital Humanist" http://is.gd/ct3CW</span></span> What’s important (and constant) isn’t “humanities” but “humanism.” See “Diderot as Digital Humanist” http://is.gd/ct3CW

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15508 Sharon Leon Fri, 28 May 2010 20:03:40 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15508 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure</span></span> RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15509 Dan Cohen Fri, 28 May 2010 19:25:25 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15509 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure</span></span> RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15510 tom Fri, 28 May 2010 19:09:07 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15510 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure</span></span> RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15511 whitney trettien Fri, 28 May 2010 19:05:47 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15511 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure</span></span> RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15512 Rebecca B. Fri, 28 May 2010 19:04:25 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15512 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @foundhistory RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure #fb</span></span> RT @foundhistory RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure #fb

]]> http://quintessenceofham.org/2010/05/28/diderot-as-digital-humanist/comment-page-1/#comment-15513 Tom Scheinfeldt Fri, 28 May 2010 19:01:20 +0000 http://quintessenceofham.org/?p=179#comment-15513 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure</span></span> RT @stakats: New blog post: Diderot as Digital Humanist http://is.gd/ct3CW #hackacad #tenure

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