Naturalizing Epistemology: Thomas Kuhn and the 'Essential Tension'

Naturalizing Epistemology: Thomas Kuhn and the 'Essential Tension'

by ProfessorFredD'Agostino (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 18 Dec 2009

ISBN 10: 0230240992
ISBN 13: 9780230240995