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(2015) The unknown as an engine for science, Dordrecht, Springer.

The unknown as an engine of science

a summary

Hans J. Pirner

pp. 119-123

A common theme of this essay has been how close major portions of our knowledge lie to the borders of the indefinite. Chapter  2 contained an analysis of the various manifestations of indefiniteness; and in Chap.  3, I have described the value of information as a means to eliminate them. In Chap.  4, 'soft" and "hard" methods of dealing with indefiniteness were discussed. In this chapter we give our conclusions.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18509-5_5

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Pirner, H. J. (2015). The unknown as an engine of science: a summary, in The unknown as an engine for science, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 119-123.

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