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Constructive vs. Deconstructive Research: The Need for Balance in Scientific Progress

Constructive vs. Deconstructive Research: The Need for Balance in Scientific Progress

Exploring the Interplay and Importance of Constructive and Deconstructive Approaches in Science

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Mike Axiotes
Jan 21, 2024
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What is constructive and deconstructive research?

In research, I like to generalize the field into two types of work: constructive and deconstructive. The field of science appears to favor constructive work that creates a profitable solution and disfavors deconstructive work that further investigates the very challenges to which constructive work attempt…

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