So far, the twenty-first century has been defined by an ever-increasing availability of digital data and substantial advances in computational methods. Taken together, these developments have already affected all aspects of our lives, including the ways research in the sciences and the humanities is conducted. This computational turn is often viewed with unease. But as this essay argues, it also offers exciting new perspectives for the history of knowledge. Rather than fighting these trends, the essay suggests, by embracing new possibilities and actively participating in the development of new computational methodologies the history of knowledge can act as a bridge between the world of the humanities, with its tradition of close reading and detailed understanding of individual cases, and the world of big data and computational analysis. We can gain novel perspectives on the evolution of knowledge that are both detailed and broad.

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知识计算史：挑战与机遇

到目前为止，二十一世纪的定义是数字数据的可用性不断增加和计算方法的重大进步。综上所述，这些发展已经影响到我们生活的方方面面，包括进行科学和人文研究的方式。这种计算转向通常令人不安。但正如本文所论证的，它也为知识史提供了令人兴奋的新视角。本文建议，与其与这些趋势作斗争，不如通过拥抱新的可能性并积极参与新计算方法的开发，知识史可以充当人文世界之间的桥梁，其传统是仔细阅读和详细了解个案，以及大数据和计算分析的世界。