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Concluding Remarks

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A Social Epistemology of Research Groups

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In this book, I have sought to provide a comprehensive, empirically grounded account of the collaborative creation of scientific knowledge in research groups. I hope to have contributed to a detailed understanding of the collective character of science, an understanding that reflects actual scientific practice and the perspectives of practicing scientists.

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Wagenknecht, S. (2016). Concluding Remarks. In: A Social Epistemology of Research Groups. New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52410-2_10

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