How knowledge grows : the evolutionary development of scientific practice

How knowledge grows the evolutionary development of scientific practice

"An argument that science is indeed 'socially constructed' but in a way that exposes it to a Darwinian version of variability and selection which ensures its success"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Haufe, Chris, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press [2022]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:The MIT Press
Materias:
Science > Philosophy.
Science > Methodology.
Knowledge, Theory of.
SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
SCIENCE / History
PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • I. The Evolution of Scientific Knowledge
  • 1. Again with the Science and the Evolution?
  • 2. The Persistence of Practice
  • 3. Isolation of the Evolving Population
  • 4. Directionality and the Refinement of Scientific Practice
  • 5. Branching and the Growth of Scientific Knowledge
  • 6. The Recovery of Scientific Knowledge
  • II. The Emergence of a Discipline
  • 7. The Philosophical Foundations of Disciplinary Autonomy
  • 8. Attempted Paleontology
  • 9. Wonderful Death
  • References
  • Index.

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