Naturalizing Epistemology: Thomas Kuhn and the ‘Essential Tension’

D'Agostino, F.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-12-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230240995

DOI: 10.1057/9780230251274

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 216