philosophy of science – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:36:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg philosophy of science – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Edney Reviews ‘When Maps Become the World’ https://www.maproomblog.com/2021/03/edney-reviews-when-maps-become-the-world/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:36:13 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1790351 More]]> Matthew Edney reviews Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther’s When Maps Become the World (University of Chicago Press, 2020), a philosophy of science book that engages with maps and representation—with what Winther calls “map thinking.” Edney isn’t convinced by Winther’s approach: “Winther remains committed to outmoded and deeply flawed concepts of the nature of ‘the map’ that, to be honest, call into question the entire project.”

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