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Author:   Jonathan Jansen (Stellenbosch University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009596589

ISBN 10:   1009596586
Pages:   325
Publication Date:   22 May 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: on the question of discovery Jonathan Jansen; 2. Physics: extracting meaning from models Irvy Gledhill; 3. Philosophy: making philosophical discoveries Thaddeus Metz; 4. Psychology: discovery, solidarity and politics in psychology Leslie Swartz; 5. Biochemistry: creating new knowledge in the field of applied biochemistry Stephanie Burton; 6. Astronomy: discovering the stars Justin Jonas; 7. Dentistry: extracting knowledge from communities Stephen James Heinrich Hendricks; 8. Surgery: what the hands know Elmi Muller; 9. Theology: surfacing after being swallowed in the book of Jonah Juliana Claassens; 10. Architecture: authority, identity, and place in creating new knowledge Philippa Tumubweinee; 11. Palaeontology: the knowledge in the bones Anusuya Chinsamy Turan; 12. Music: on performing and discovering Mozart Stephanus Muller; 13. Law: three graces – certainty, originality, and justice Daniel Visser; 14. Genetics: discovering human origins through DNA Himla Soodyall; 15. Classics: inventio – Archimedes, Cicero and me Grant Parker; 16. Archaeology: archaeology as disaggregation and fragmentation of knowledge Innocent Pikirayi; 17. History: discovering social histories from the provinces Neil Roos; 18. Linguistics: discovery procedures in language and linguistic research Rajend Mesthrie; 19. Public health: following the data to save lives Quarraisha Abdool Karim; 20. Engineering: the search for a black cat in a dark room Thokozani Majozi; 21. Microbiology: discovering microbes Thulani Makhalanyane; 22. Conclusion: the discovery of new knowledge – an integrative synthesis Jonathan Jansen.

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'This insightful and thought-provoking book sheds light on the hidden processes of knowledge production, offering a rare glimpse into how scholars navigate research and discovery. With its cross-disciplinary approach, it is an invaluable guide for researchers seeking to deepen their understanding of disciplinary knowledge and its ethical and political implications across fields.' Michalinos Zembylas, Professor of Education, Open University of Cyprus 'Jonathan Jansen has developed an important book for those engaging in research. He demonstrates the centrality of creating new knowledge through research and discovery to addressing the dilemmas, problems and conflict of life and politics today and the necessity of generating new knowledge and understandings if we are to develop our society and world. This book will engage, fascinate and refresh.' Colleen McLaughlin, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Cambridge

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Jonathan Jansen is a Distinguished Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and is the immediate past president of the Academy of Science of South Africa. He is a curriculum theorist with work on the politics of knowledge in schools and universities.

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