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A Theory of Imagining, Knowing, and UnderstandingImagination in Science

A Theory of Imagining, Knowing, and Understanding: Imagination in Science [The chapter explores the role of imaginative processes in the history of natural and social sciences. It expands the imaginative activities to the different phases of scientific method and links it to the idea that imagining is a driving force for scientific research, but it also creates the sociopolitical goals that orient science as a social force.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Theory of Imagining, Knowing, and UnderstandingImagination in Science

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Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-38024-3
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19 –24
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-38025-0_3
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[The chapter explores the role of imaginative processes in the history of natural and social sciences. It expands the imaginative activities to the different phases of scientific method and links it to the idea that imagining is a driving force for scientific research, but it also creates the sociopolitical goals that orient science as a social force.]

Published: Mar 10, 2020

Keywords: Imaginative processes; Natural sciences; Social sciences; Scientific investigation

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