Naturalizing epistemology Thomas Kuhn and the 'essential tension' /
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 ps...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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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. |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2009. |
Carrier Form: | 224 p. : 7 figures, 4. |
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9780230240995 9780230251274 : 0230251277 : |
CLC: | N02 |
Contents: | Acknowledgements Getting It Together Essential Tensions The Facilitative Possibilities The Consistent Pattern Motivating Diversity A Culture of Enquiry The Division of Labor in Communities of Enquiry Some Communities of Enquiry Naturalizing the Essential Tension References Index. |