The interdisciplinary decision problem: Popperian optimism and Kuhnian pessimism in forestry

Interdisciplinary research in the fields of forestry and sustainability studies often encounters seemingly incompatible ontological assumptions deriving from natural and social sciences. The perceived incompatibilities might emerge from the epistemological and ontological claims of the theories or m...

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Published inEcology and society Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 40
Main Authors Persson, Johannes, Thorén, Henrik, Olsson, Lennart
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa Resilience Alliance 01.10.2018
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Annan samhällsvetenskap
Epistemology
Filosofi
Filosofi, etik och religion
Forestry
Humaniora och konst
Humanities
Humanities and the Arts
interdisciplinary integration
Interdisciplinary research
Interdisciplinary studies
Interdisciplinary subjects
Ontology
Optimism
Other Social Sciences
Pessimism
Philosophy
philosophy of interdisciplinarity
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Samhällsvetenskap
silviculture
Social Sciences
sustainability
sustainability issues
Sustainable development
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Summary:Interdisciplinary research in the fields of forestry and sustainability studies often encounters seemingly incompatible ontological assumptions deriving from natural and social sciences. The perceived incompatibilities might emerge from the epistemological and ontological claims of the theories or models directly employed in the interdisciplinary collaboration, or they might be created by other epistemological and ontological assumptions that these interdisciplinary researchers find no reason to question. In this paper we discuss the benefits and risks of two possible approaches, Popperian optimism and Kuhnian pessimism, to interdisciplinary knowledge integration where epistemological and ontological differences between the sciences involved can be expected.
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ISSN:1708-3087
1708-3087
DOI:10.5751/ES-10401-230340