The questionable logic of "mistakes" in the dynamics of knowledge growth in the social sciences.(Errors in Social Sciences)

Social Research | March 22, 2005| | Copyright

ON RECEIVING AN INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS SPECIAL ISSUE on errors in science, I immediately responded to the editors that I did not wish to do so because it was a big mistake to think that the logic of "big mistakes" applies to the history and dynamics of the behavioral and social sciences." I gave them a few reasons why I thought that my reasoning was correct. The editors promptly came back to me and said what a great contribution it would be if I developed a case for my point of view. The editors turned out to be cleverer than I, for in reflecting on their revised ...

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