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Naturalizing Epistemology - by F D'Agostino (Hardcover)

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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.
About the Author: FRED D'AGOSTINO is Professor of Humanities at The University of Queensland, Australia.
216 Pages
Philosophy, Epistemology

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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.

About the Author

FRED D'AGOSTINO is Professor of Humanities at The University of Queensland, Australia. He co-edits Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) and previously co-edited the Australasian Journal of Philosophy. His most recent books are Free Public Reason (1996) and Incommensurability and Commensuration (2003). He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and holds Australian Research Council and Australian Learning and Teaching Council grants for work, respectively, in social epistemology and tertiary curriculum development.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .85 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 216

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Epistemology

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Format: Hardcover

Author: F D'Agostino

Language: English

Street Date: December 18, 2009

TCIN: 1006477010

UPC: 9780230240995

Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-1567

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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