The propagation of scientific knowledge: a fractal model

Authors

  • Pedro Antonio Pomata Varó IES Virgen del Remedio de Alicante
  • Fernando Miguel Pérez Herranz Universidad de Alicante
  • José Ignacio Ubeda García, Universidad de Alicante
  • José M. Iñesta Quereda Universidad de Alicante https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6184-4694

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.115.41

Keywords:

Propagation of Science, Fractal, Sociology of Science, Thomas S. Kuhn, Philosophy of Science

Abstract

This essay presents a fractal model —the mathematical key used by Mandelbrot in the study of natural phenomena surrounding us— in order to design a new image of the propagation of science. Our model leads to some conclusions about an interesting chapter of epistemology, using the strong influence of Kuhn’s book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), on the transmission, acceptance
and stability of scientific knowledge.

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Published

2024-03-04

How to Cite

Pomata Varó, P. A., Pérez Herranz, F. M., Ubeda García, J. I., & Iñesta Quereda, J. M. (2024). The propagation of scientific knowledge: a fractal model. Revista Española De Investigaciones Sociológicas, (115), 41–67. https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.115.41

Issue

No. 115 (2006)

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Articles

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