Naturalizing epistemology: Thomas Kuhn and the 'essential tension'
D'Agostino, Fred
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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. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Getting It Together - Essential Tensions - The Facilitative Possibilities - The Consistent Pattern - Motivating Diversity - ACulture of Enquiry - The Division of Labor in Communities of Enquiry - Some Communities of Enquiry - Naturalizing the Essential Tension - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24099-5
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 18/12/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés