Bell, James A. with James F. Bell, "Views of Knowledge and System Dynamics: A Historical Perspective and Commentary", 1976
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Views of knowledge contain methodological theories--theories of how knowledge progresses-- and epistemological theories-- theories about the nature of knowledge. The former serve four particularly important functions: providing formulas for the generation of knowledge, criteria for the legitimation of knowledge, reasons to suspect other ideas, and rules for the propogation of ideas.