Naturalizing Epistemology Thomas Kuhn and the ‘Essential Tension’
Description
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.
Keywords
PhilosophyEpistemologyHistory & SurveysModern
2009Book
Author(s)Fred D'Agostino
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230240995
LanguageEnglish
