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Evolutionary Analogies : Is the Process of Scientific Change Analogous to the Organic Change?.
"Advocates of the evolutionary analogy claim that mechanisms governing scientific change are analogous to those at work in organic evolution - above all, natural selection. By referring to the works of the most influential proponents of evolutionary analogies (Toulmin, Campbell, Hull and, most...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Advocates of the evolutionary analogy claim that mechanisms governing scientific change are analogous to those at work in organic evolution - above all, natural selection. By referring to the works of the most influential proponents of evolutionary analogies (Toulmin, Campbell, Hull and, most notably, Kuhn) the authors discuss whether and to what extent their use of the analogy is appropriate. A careful and often illuminating perusal of the theoretical scope of the terms employed, as well as ... |
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| Notas: | None. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (155 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283436019 9781283436014 9781443833547 1443833541 9781443833981 1443833983 |