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The Large-scale Structure of Scientific Method

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The standard textbook description of the nature of science describes the proposal, testing, and acceptance of a theoretical idea almost entirely in isolation from other theories. The resulting model of science is a kind of piecemeal empiricism that misses the important network structure of scientific knowledge. Only the large-scale description of scientific method can reveal the global interconnectedness of scientific knowledge that is an essential part of what makes science scientific.

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Kosso, P. The Large-scale Structure of Scientific Method. Sci & Educ 18, 33–42 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-008-9143-9

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