Explaining the Growth of Scientific Knowledge: Metaphors, Models, and Meanings (Problems in Contemporary Philosophy) pdf epub fb2

Explaining the Growth of Scientific Knowledge: Metaphors, Models, and Meanings (Problems in Contemporary Philosophy) by Daniel Rothbart pdf epub fb2

Explaining the Growth of Scientific Knowledge: Metaphors, Models, and Meanings (Problems in Contemporary Philosophy) Author: Daniel Rothbart
Title: Explaining the Growth of Scientific Knowledge: Metaphors, Models, and Meanings (Problems in Contemporary Philosophy)
ISBN: 0773487212
ISBN13: 978-0773487215
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Pages: 165 pages
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr (March 1, 1997)
Language: English
Category: Science & Math
Size PDF version: 1831 kb
Size EPUB version: 1466 kb
Subcategory: History & Philosophy




This study explains scientific progress through analogical cross-fertilization of ideas between distinct physical systems. In many cases, progress can be generatedfrom a radically new juxtaposition of apparently incongruous physical systems.