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Chapter 1 - On the Question of Discovery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2025

By
Jonathan Jansen
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Jonathan Jansen
Jonathan Jansen
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Stellenbosch University
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Summary

The chapter lays out the motivation for this particular study on discovery through reference to the cross-disciplinary nature of this inquiry and its potential for deepening our understanding of how new knowledge is generated beyond a focus on single or allied disciplines. Classical studies on discovery are acknowledged, and their contributions to the subject are described in appreciation. However, what happens when discovery is pursued across disciplines from the social, natural, and biomedical sciences?

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cross-disciplinary knowledgeprinciples of discoveryprocess of discoveryAfrican conditionfrontiers of knowledgeintergenerational transfer of traumaiterative observationpurpose of knowledgecuriosity
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On Discovery
How Knowledge is Produced across the Disciplines
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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