Naturalizing Epistemology Thomas Kuhn and the ‘Essential Tension’
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
2010.
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| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b36214036*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | VIII, 216 p. 4 illus |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780230251274 |
