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Science as a Process: An Evolutionary Account of the Social and Conceptual Development of Science

David L. Hull

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Science as a Process: An Evolutionary Account of the Social and Conceptual Development of Science

In *Science as a Process*, David Hull argues that the tension between cooperation and competition is exactly what makes science so successful. Hull takes an unusual approach to his subject by applying the rules of evolution in nature to the evolution of science, arguing that the same kinds of forces responsible for shaping the rise and demise of species also act on the development of scientific ideas. Hull is primarily interested in how social interactions within the scientific community can help or hinder the process by which new theories and techniques get accepted. The claim that science is a process for selecting out the best new ideas is not a new one, but Hull tells us exactly how scientists go about it, and he is prepared to accept that at least to some extent, the social activities of the scientists promoting a new idea can affect its chances of being accepted.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
1988
ISBN-13
9780226360508
Genre
Science & Technology
Topics
Philosophy of scienceEvolutionary theory applied to scienceScientific community dynamics

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