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Main Authors: Schindler, Juni, Klumbytė, Goda, Fuller, Matthew
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09472
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author Schindler, Juni
Klumbytė, Goda
Fuller, Matthew
author_facet Schindler, Juni
Klumbytė, Goda
Fuller, Matthew
contents This is the introduction and lead article to the Situated Bayes special issue of Computational Culture. The article introduces Bayes' Theorem and aspects of its contemporary uses, for instance in machine learning. A mathematical discussion is developed alongside a consideration of Bayes Theorem in relation to critical theories of knowledge, specifically the discussion of situated knowledge in feminist theories of science, pluriversal knowledge in decolonial theory, and critical approaches to mathematics. We discuss whether there are possible resonances between Bayesian mapping of multiple functions and the idea of the subjective on the one hand and these theoretical propositions on the other and propose further lines of enquiry for future research. In closing the introduction, the contributions to the special issue are briefly described.
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spellingShingle Situated Bayes -- Feminist and Pluriversal Perspectives on Bayesian Knowledge
Schindler, Juni
Klumbytė, Goda
Fuller, Matthew
Computers and Society
This is the introduction and lead article to the Situated Bayes special issue of Computational Culture. The article introduces Bayes' Theorem and aspects of its contemporary uses, for instance in machine learning. A mathematical discussion is developed alongside a consideration of Bayes Theorem in relation to critical theories of knowledge, specifically the discussion of situated knowledge in feminist theories of science, pluriversal knowledge in decolonial theory, and critical approaches to mathematics. We discuss whether there are possible resonances between Bayesian mapping of multiple functions and the idea of the subjective on the one hand and these theoretical propositions on the other and propose further lines of enquiry for future research. In closing the introduction, the contributions to the special issue are briefly described.
title Situated Bayes -- Feminist and Pluriversal Perspectives on Bayesian Knowledge
topic Computers and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09472