Conservation science, conservation practice and the conservator&apos
[EN] Science has contributed to improving and transforming conservation in many different ways such that conservation might be understood as a scientific activity in itself, or at least as a science-driven activity. However, there are both theoretical and practical problems with any such belief incl...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/231440 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/231440 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Conservation Practice Science Knowledge Skills Epistemology |
| Sumario: | [EN] Science has contributed to improving and transforming conservation in many different ways such that conservation might be understood as a scientific activity in itself, or at least as a science-driven activity. However, there are both theoretical and practical problems with any such belief including things like the limits of inductive knowledge, the unrepresentativeness of samples and the disjunction of reality inherent to the scientific paradigm. Perhaps more importantly, there are many areas in conservation practice that fall beyond the purview of science as they can only be successfully approached by resorting to a kind of knowledge (or intuition, or skill) that is unique to conservators. The relevance of this knowledge can be demonstrated by carefully examining the questions that a practising conservator needs to answer when performing a conservation treatment. |
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