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Something that hangs by itself may be said to “dangle”. A concept that hangs by itself I call a dangling concept. Just as proper grammar has no place for dangling participles, advanced science has no place for dangling concepts. A more complete description of such concepts, as well as an examination of the degree to which this idea applies to “interaction”, are the subjects of this chapter. In particular I examine some scientific concepts that are candidates to combine with “interaction” to form concept systems. But my first task is to elucidate the idea of a dangling concept.
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© 1985 Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht
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Leary, R.A. (1985). “Interaction” in a System of Concepts. In: Interaction theory in forest ecology and management. Forestry Sciences, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5151-8_9
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