Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge:
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Beteilige Person: Maasen, Sabine 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Routledge 2000
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in social and political thought 26
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and indexes
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge: preliminary thoughts; Analysing knowledge dynamics, in general, and the role of metaphors, in particular; Metaphors as targets and tools in the analysis of knowledge dynamics; 'Struggle for existence': selection, retention and extinction of a metaphor; Of paradigms, shifts, and changes; the Kuhnian metaphor; The order of meaning: the career of chaos as a metaphor; Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index
This book opens up a new route to the study of knowledge dynamics and the sociology of knowledge. The focus is on the role of metaphors as powerful catalysts
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 185 pages)
ISBN:020325466X
0203459989
0415208025
9780203254660
9780203459980
9780415208024