Processed science

Although promoted as a sociological history of then‐recent systematics, David L. Hull's () Science as a Process was, in fact, heavily fictionalized, particularly in its treatment of debates between pheneticists and cladists. Hull routinely suppressed or modified information unfavourable to phen...

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Published in:Cladistics 2018-12, Vol.34 (6), p.684-701
Main Author: Farris, James S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Social interactions
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Summary:Although promoted as a sociological history of then‐recent systematics, David L. Hull's () Science as a Process was, in fact, heavily fictionalized, particularly in its treatment of debates between pheneticists and cladists. Hull routinely suppressed or modified information unfavourable to pheneticists, so presenting a misleading portrayal of social interactions and even of the scientific content of published discussions.
ISSN:0748-3007
1096-0031
DOI:10.1111/cla.12359