How Knowledge Grows
By Chris Haufe
By Chris Haufe
By Chris Haufe
By Chris Haufe
Category: Science & Technology | Philosophy
Category: Science & Technology | Philosophy
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$50.00
Nov 01, 2022 | ISBN 9780262544450
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Nov 01, 2022 | ISBN 9780262371605
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Praise
“Haufe’s book offers a compelling case for why we should take the analogy between science and Darwinian evolution seriously. He shows that Darwinian selection is at the core of science’s production of knowledge—growing it ever deeper and ever broader with time.”
—Ahmed Al-Juhany, Quarterly Review of Biology
“Overall, [How Knowledge Grows] provides a fascinating, clearly argued, and at times compelling account. There is grandeur in this view of science, and this book might provide a promising starting point for further research into an evolutionary understanding of the scientific process. This should be essential reading for anyone interested in the history or epistemology of science, as well as the philosophy of biology or paleontology.”
—Metascience
”Well-informed, enjoyable to read, and well-argued. It provides a much-needed update to an important line of thought in 20th century philosophy of science, and will be useful for researchers working on a diverse range of issues: from traditional epistemological questions such as demarcating science from nonscience; to the application of cultural evolutionary theory in the philosophy of science in practice; to the history of science.”
—Evolution
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
I The Evolution of Scientific Knowledge 7
1 Again with the Science and the Evolution? 11
2 The Persistence of Practice 45
3 Isolation of the Evolving Population 71
4 Directionality and the Refinement of Scientific Practice 105
5 Branching and the Growth of Scientific Knowledge 141
6 The Recovery of Scientific Knowledge 177
II The Emergence of a Discipline 207
7 The Philosophical Foundations of Disciplinary Autonomy 213
8 Attempted Paleontology 227
9 Wonderful Death 271
Notes 309
References 315
Index 329
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