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UNINA9910624329903321 |
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Autore |
Haufe Chris |
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Titolo |
How knowledge grows : the evolutionary development of scientific practice / / Chris Haufe |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2022] |
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ISBN |
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0-262-37160-X |
0-262-37159-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Philosophy |
Science - Methodology |
Knowledge, Theory of |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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"-- |
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