The growth of scientific disciplines, as of many other phenomena, can be represented by an S-shaped curve. Ideas beget ideas until the time is ripe for a new and coherent system of thought and research to arise. The system is identified as a new field of science, is eventually given a name of its own.
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________Ben-David and Collins-Social Factors in the Origins of a New Science
The growth of scientific disciplines, as of many other phenomena, can be represented by an S-shaped curve. Ideas beget ideas until the time is ripe for a new and coherent system of thought and research to arise. The system is identified as a new field of science, is eventually given a name of its own.
The growth of scientific disciplines, as of many other phenomena, can be represented by an S-shaped curve. Ideas beget ideas until the time is ripe for a new and coherent system of thought and research to arise. The system is identified as a new field of science, is eventually given a name of its own.