Metadecisions: Rehabilitating Epistemology

by John P. Van Gigch

Book Overview

Metadecisions: Rehabilitating Epistemology constitutes an epistemological inquiry about the foundations of knowledge of a scientific discipline. This text warns contemporary scientific disciplines that neglecting epistemological issues threatens the viability of their pronouncements and designs. It shows that the processes by which complex artefacts are created require a pluralistic approach to artefact design. It argues that viable solutions to fundamental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461349222
• ISBN13: 9781461349228
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"