Keywords:
Science -- Philosophy.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
No detailed description available for "The Essential Tension".
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (392 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780226217239
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=2130131
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Historiographic Studies -- 1. The Relations between the History and the Philosophy of Science -- 2. Concepts of Cause in the Development of Physics -- 3. Mathematical versus Experimental Traditions in the Development of Physical Science -- 4. Energy Conservation as an Example of Simultaneous Discovery -- 5. The History of Science -- 6. The Relations between History and the History of Science -- II. Metahistorical Studies -- 7. The Historical Structure of Scientific Discovery -- 8. The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science -- 9. The Essential Tension: Tradition and Innovation in Scientific Research? -- 10. A Function for Thought Experiments -- 11. Logic of Discovery or Psychology of Research -- 12. Second Thoughts on Paradigms -- 13. Objectivity, Value Judgment, and Theory Choice -- 14. Comment on the Relations of Science and Art -- Index.
