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Naturalizing Epistemology : Thomas Kuhn and the 'Essential Tension' /

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In identifying that the 'essential tension' is the balance between conservative and innovative approaches in the development of knowledge - tried-and tested or new directions - Kuhn pointed out that these two attitudes are both appropriate. This study adds to this picture the social and ps...

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Main Author: D'Agostino, Fred (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Epistemology.
Modern Philosophy.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Philosophy, Modern.
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Summary:In identifying that the 'essential tension' is the balance between conservative and innovative approaches in the development of knowledge - tried-and tested or new directions - Kuhn pointed out that these two attitudes are both appropriate. This study adds to this picture the social and psychological dynamics that underpin any such balancing.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 216 pages)
ISBN:9780230251274
DOI:10.1057/9780230251274