Fruitfulness : science, mathematics, and the puzzle of promise /
Some ideas seem to possess a disproportionate ability to lead to new insights, new discoveries, new ideas, & even entirely new ways of thinking. Such ideas are said to be fruitful. Looking across the history of science & mathematics, we see creative minds preoccupied with the search for idea...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Some ideas seem to possess a disproportionate ability to lead to new insights, new discoveries, new ideas, & even entirely new ways of thinking. Such ideas are said to be fruitful. Looking across the history of science & mathematics, we see creative minds preoccupied with the search for ideas of this kind. More precious than truth, but far less plentiful, fruitful ideas provide those in pursuit of knowledge with a bottomless well of innovation from which to draw as they attempt to solve new problems & to refine solutions to old ones. Seasoned researchers have a nose for these ideas. They often know in an instant that some way of approaching a problem will eventually result in a solution to it & to a whole host of other problems, all of which suddenly seem related. In this book, Chris Haufe explains how these ideas are detected & developed into large-scale frameworks for research. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2024. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197666425 0197666426 |