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  The Formation of the Scientific Mind: a Contribution to a Psychoanalysis of Objective Knowledge (Philosophy of Science S.) (Paperback) By (author) Gaston Bachelard

  

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  Short Description for The Formation of the Scientific MindFirst published in 1938, this ubiquitously taught French-text translation expounds on the theory of knowledge and its development—a key element of Gaston Bachelard's notion of "the epistemological obstacle"—and the unavoidable presence in the thinking individual's mind of preconceived and misleading ideas derived from the very nature of language and culture.
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  • Publisher: Clinamen Press Ltd
  • Published: 01 March 2001
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Philosophy Of Science | Phenomenology & Existentialism
  • ISBN 13: 9781903083208 ISBN 10: 1903083206
  • Sales rank: 227,647

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Full description for The Formation of the Scientific Mind

• First published in 1938, this ubiquitously taught French-text translation expounds on the theory of knowledge and its development—a key element of Gaston Bachelard's notion of "the epistemological obstacle"—and the unavoidable presence in the thinking individual's mind of preconceived and misleading ideas derived from the very nature of language and culture.