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What is The Social Basis of Scientific Discoveries about?
What constitutes a scientific discovery? How do discoveries happen and how are they recognised as such? These are questions of central concern to scientists and philosophers. In this book, Augustine Brannigan provides a critical examination of the major theories which have been devised to account for discoveries and innovations in science, and develops a fresh alternative. Dr Brannigan begins by arguing that most theories fall into one of two classes: mentalistic theories, which describe how ide
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Brannigan, Augustine, 1949-
- Publisher
- Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York: Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521236959
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Sociology, Science, Social_sciences
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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