Cranks, conventionalists and geomorphology |
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| Authors: | R Huggett |
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| Institution: | School of Geography, University of Manchester |
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| Abstract: | Hypotheses in geomorphology may be conventional or unconventional. It is argued that outrageous hypotheses produced by conventional thinkers with a streak of unconventionality occasionally shift paradigms and are invaluable alternatives to conventional hypotheses, which tend merely to shore up seemingly safe and secure ruling paradigms. |
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| Keywords: | outrageous hypothesis cranks creationism paradigm shifts ruling theory |
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