How knowledge grows the evolutionary development of scientific practice / Chris Haufe.

Author/creator Haufe, Chris
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
Descriptionxii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Again with the science and the evolution? -- The persistence of practice -- Isolation of the evolving population -- Directionality and the refinement of scientific practice -- Branching and the growth of scientific knowledge -- The recovery of scientific knowledge -- The philosophical foundations of disciplinary autonomy -- Attempted paleontology -- Wonderful death.
Abstract "An argument that science is indeed 'socially constructed' but in a way that exposes it to a Darwinian version of variability and selection which ensures its success"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021057609
ISBN9780262544450 (paperback)

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