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.
| ISBN: | 9780230251274 |
| Publication date: | 18th December 2009 |
| Author: | D'Agostino, F. |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Ebook (PDF) |