Jorrit Smit
Biographic Data
| ID | 4255826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jorrit Smit |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jorrit |
| FAMILY NAME | Smit |
| SIGNATURE | SMIT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | CWTS, Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9023-9773 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
(De)naturalizing knowledge ecosystems
Becoming an Impact-Driven University
Si ce n'est pas nous, alors qui ? Si ce n'est pas maintenant, ce sera quand
L'article part d'un appel de doctorant·es et chercheur·euses concernant les STS et l'activisme. Il s'efforce de faire avancer la discussion et questionne la tendance des collègues à donner la priorité aux débats théoriques plutôt qu'à l'action. En revenant sur les STS Handbooks, il explore ensuite le développement historique des STS, en soulignant les changements dans la perception de l'activisme au sein du domaine. Il aborde l'évolution de la re…
Productive interactions in a port city
We conclude that the concepts of cognitive, social, organisational and geographic proximity enable a fine-grained articulation of the balancing act required for successful and enduring collaborative knowledge work between scientists and policymakers. The operationalisation of proximity for structured science-policy interactions led us to the insight that an analytical distinction can be made between ordering and operating enactments of proximity.…
The Supposed “Inseparability” of Fact and Value
A wide variety of philosophers seem to agree that there is something dubious about the distinction between fact and value. This paper evaluates some of the arguments made for such a contention. It is argued that only the crudest form of pragmatism leads to a conflation of fact and value. Other arguments against the fact/value distinction, mostly drawn from Putnam’s Reason, Truth and History, are examined in order to show that they are either fals…
The Supposed “Inseparability” of Fact and Value
A wide variety of philosophers seem to agree that there is something dubious about the distinction between fact and value. This paper evaluates some of the arguments made for such a contention. It is argued that only the crudest form of pragmatism leads to a conflation of fact and value. Other arguments against the fact/value distinction, mostly drawn from Putnam’s Reason, Truth and History, are examined in order to show that they are either fals…
Productive interactions in a port city
We conclude that the concepts of cognitive, social, organisational and geographic proximity enable a fine-grained articulation of the balancing act required for successful and enduring collaborative knowledge work between scientists and policymakers. The operationalisation of proximity for structured science-policy interactions led us to the insight that an analytical distinction can be made between ordering and operating enactments of proximity.…
Becoming an Impact-Driven University
Si ce n'est pas nous, alors qui ? Si ce n'est pas maintenant, ce sera quand
L'article part d'un appel de doctorant·es et chercheur·euses concernant les STS et l'activisme. Il s'efforce de faire avancer la discussion et questionne la tendance des collègues à donner la priorité aux débats théoriques plutôt qu'à l'action. En revenant sur les STS Handbooks, il explore ensuite le développement historique des STS, en soulignant les changements dans la perception de l'activisme au sein du domaine. Il aborde l'évolution de la re…
(De)naturalizing knowledge ecosystems
Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)