The writings in question are from the Trykkefrihedsskrifter, the Danish freedom of the press writings authored between 1700-1773. The application seeks to find similarities across 725 of the pamphlets written during that period to determine authorship. The Bootstrap Consensus Method (BCN) is the algorithm being used to conduct the analysis. Now it turns out that this effort (15 page PDF) was unsuccessful. "It might be that the BCN method is inadequate for the task. On the other hand, it can also be that the data-set we are dealing with is a very challenging one." So why is this interesting (aside from the unique glimpse into Danish history that it offers)? Recall that in previous writings I have said 'community is consensus', and 'what defines a community is how it decides what is true'. The lessons here, it seems to me, can be applied there. More papers from Digital Humanities in the Nordic Countries.
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