TENSIONS IN THE CONCEPT OF GEOLOGY: NATURAL HISTORY OR NATURAL PHILOSOPHY?

TENSIONS IN THE CONCEPT OF GEOLOGY: NATURAL HISTORY OR NATURAL PHILOSOPHY?. LAUDAN, R. Earth Sciences History, 1:7–13, 1982. Publisher: Temporary Publisher

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Under the general term "geology" there exist two very distinct concepts of the aim and subject matter of the discipline. One concept is that geology is part of natural history and thus is primarily concerned with the reconstruction of the history of the earth. The other concept is that geology is part of natural philosophy and thus is primarily concerned with understanding the processes of change on the earth. Although both concepts can be found at most periods in the development of geology, the relative emphasis has swung decisively back and forth at different times, for example, in the Lyellian period in the early 19th century, and in the plate tectonic revolution. This is at odds with our common sense picture of disciplinary development. Two important mechanisms that trigger these swings are the discovery of new techniques and the adoption of new methodological positions.

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	title = {{TENSIONS} {IN} {THE} {CONCEPT} {OF} {GEOLOGY}: {NATURAL} {HISTORY} {OR} {NATURAL} {PHILOSOPHY}?},
	volume = {1},
	issn = {0736-623X},
	shorttitle = {{TENSIONS} {IN} {THE} {CONCEPT} {OF} {GEOLOGY}},
	url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/24135871},
	abstract = {Under the general term "geology" there exist two very distinct concepts of the aim and subject matter of the discipline. One concept is that geology is part of natural history and thus is primarily concerned with the reconstruction of the history of the earth. The other concept is that geology is part of natural philosophy and thus is primarily concerned with understanding the processes of change on the earth. Although both concepts can be found at most periods in the development of geology, the relative emphasis has swung decisively back and forth at different times, for example, in the Lyellian period in the early 19th century, and in the plate tectonic revolution. This is at odds with our common sense picture of disciplinary development. Two important mechanisms that trigger these swings are the discovery of new techniques and the adoption of new methodological positions.},
	urldate = {2021-04-20},
	journal = {Earth Sciences History},
	author = {LAUDAN, RACHEL},
	year = {1982},
	note = {Publisher: Temporary Publisher},
	pages = {7--13},
}

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