The imagination as heuristic resource in the construction of scientific knowledge and some implications for Science Teaching

In this paper, it is argued that imagination is configured as an active heuristic resource in the social and historical  construction of scientific knowledge processes and that can be used, for example, in development mental experiments. These experiments serve as tools that contribute to the scient...

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Main Author: João Otavio Garcia
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2019-12-01
Series:Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/60441