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2.3 Dynamic aspects of disciplines, discontinuities and dubious disciplines
2.3.1 Dynamic aspects of disciplines
2.3.2 Discontinuities
2.3.3 Dubious disciplines – some scenarios
2.3.0 The next three sections discuss the dynamic aspects of discipline s and s how how it
can be included in my mode ls. The concept of discontinuities is covered as a relevant
aspect of this dyna mism. Finally, following Foucault’s not ion of dubious disciplines I
present some scenarios as to how these could be modeled and outline some research
features that could be followed in this investigation.
2.3.1 Dynamic aspects of disciplines.
2.3.1.00 This section looks at the dynamic aspects of disciplines firstly introducing the
aspect of change in acceptance of knowledge into the discipline and the role of the
governing regime. The work of 17 th
century thinker Leibniz is introduced to explain the
movement of disciplines as being similar to that of planets.
2.3.1.01 As Foucault [1980] po ints out in certain ‘orders of knowledge’ cha nges,
sometimes sudde n, do take place in (the aspects of these discontinuities are discussed
further in section 2.3.2).
How is it that at certain moments and in certain orders of knowledge, there are
these sudden take-offs, these hastenings of evolution, these transformations which
fail to correspond to the calm, continuist image that is normally accredited. But the
impor tant thing here is not that such changes can be rapid and extensive, or rather it
is that this extent and rapidity are only the signs of something else; a modification
in the rules of formation of statements which are accepted as scientifically true.
Thus it is not a change of content (refutation of old ideas, recovery of old truths)
nor is it a change of theoretical form (renewal of a paradigm, modification of
systematic ensembles) [p112].
He associates this with the governing r egime of the orders.
It is a question o f what governs statements, a nd the way in which t hey govern each
other so as to constitute a set of propositions which are scientifically acceptable…..
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