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Interfield theories and strategies for theory change

Lindley Darden

pp. 141-144

Résumé

Woodward and Devonis in their article, Toward a New Understanding of Scientific Change: Applying interfield theory to the history of psychology, extend the examples of interfield theories (such as those discussed in Darden & Maull, 1977) to cases from the history of psychology. In addition, they develop a comprehensive model of scientific change that they label "interfield science". Their "interfield science" aims at being a more comprehensive model than did the generalizations from the cases discussed by Darden and Maull; also, it is more pluralistic in advocating diverse kinds of relations among areas of science, including both interfield bridges and reduction. This commentary will focus on two points: 1) another study of interfield theories in psychology, and 2) the contrast between interfield and interlevel analyses, on the one hand, and reduction analyses, on the other.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

van Rappard Hans, van Strien Pieter, Mos Leendert, Baker William J (1993) Annals of theoretical psychology. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 141-144

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2986-6_8

Citation complète:

Darden Lindley, 1993, Interfield theories and strategies for theory change. In H. Van Rappard, P. Van Strien, L. Mos & W.J. Baker (eds.) Annals of theoretical psychology (141-144). Dordrecht, Springer.