Beyond recovery? A reply to Tennant

Erkenntnis 49 (3):387-392 (1998)
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In his paper ‘Changing the Theory of Theory Change: Reply to My Critics’, N. Tennant (1997b) reacts to the critical reception of an earlier article of his. The present note rectifies some of the most serious misrepresentations in Tennant's reply.

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Sven Ove Hansson
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Hans Rott
Universität Regensburg

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