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Complexity of epistemology : Theory of knowledge or philosophy of science?

Marie‐Joëlle Browaeys

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Without epistemology there is no possible scientific reflection. And this holds true for any discipline. However, in the management science literature, we can notice that the term epistemology has not the same sense or at least does not at first sight seem to cover the same concept. In contemporary Anglo-Saxon countries, epistemology is “a philosophical term meaning ‘theory of knowledge’. On the other hand, in the French philosophic tradition epistemology is defined as the theory of science in general. After discussing the issue - what does epistemology really mean – the paper gives an overview of some French speaking authors who are attempting to answer the question: which 'epistemology' seems the most suitable for tackling the complexity of modern organizations?

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Without epistemology there is no possible scientific reflection. And this holds true for any discipline. However, in the management science literature, we can notice that the term epistemology has not the same sense or at least does not at first sight seem to cover the same concept. In contemporary Anglo-Saxon countries, epistemology is “a philosophical term meaning ‘theory of knowledge’. On the other hand, in the French philosophic tradition epistemology is defined as the theory of science in general. After discussing the issue - what does epistemology really mean – the paper gives an overview of some French speaking authors who are attempting to answer the question: which 'epistemology' seems the most suitable for tackling the complexity of modern organizations?

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Without epistemology there is no possible scientific reflection. And this holds true for any discipline. However, in the management science literature, we can notice that the term epistemology has not the same sense or at least does not at first sight seem to cover the same concept. In contemporary Anglo-Saxon countries, epistemology is “a philosophical term meaning ‘theory of knowledge’. On the other hand, in the French philosophic tradition epistemology is defined as the theory of science in general. After discussing the issue - what does epistemology really mean – the paper gives an overview of some French speaking authors who are attempting to answer the question: which 'epistemology' seems the most suitable for tackling the complexity of modern organizations?

Key concepts: Epistemology, Formal epistemology, Social epistemology, Epistemology of Wikipedia, Meta-epistemology, Notice, Philosophy of science, Evolutionary epistemology

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