Analogies, Models and Metaphors in the Production of Social Science Knowledge
This article focus on discussing the legitimacy of the use of analogies, models and metaphors in the production of the scientific knowledge. These concepts have been widely debated philosophically and epistemologically, however, there are few papers regarding this subject from a social sciences’ poi...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Pelotas
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Pensamento Plural |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.ufpel.edu.br/ojs2/index.php/pensamentoplural/article/viewFile/3758/3046 |