IGLC.net EXPORT DATE: 28 March 2024 @CONFERENCE{Koskela2017, author={Koskela, Lauri and Pikas, Ergo and Niiranen, Jarkko and Ferrantelli, Andrea and Dave, Bhargav }, editor={ }, title={On Epistemology of Construction Engineering and Management.}, journal={25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, booktitle={25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, year={2017}, pages={169-176}, url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1445}, doi={10.24928/2017/0336}, affiliation={University of Huddersfield, School of Art, Design and Architecture, l.koskela@hud.ac.uk ; Aalto University, Department of Civil Engineering and Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering ; Aalto University, Department of Civil Engineering ; Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering ; Aalto University, Department of Computing }, abstract={In philosophy of science, there have been two different starting points for epistemology: Platonism and Aristotelianism. These two alternative starting points have played a major role also in the formation of fundamental ideas of engineering and management generally as well as in relation to construction. It is contended that an overly Platonic influence on engineering and management has created a number of problems. For solving these problems, beyond mere patching, a more balanced take on Platonism and Aristotelianism is needed }, author_keywords={Epistemology, Construction Engineering, Construction Management. }, address={ Heraklion, Greece }, issn={2309-0979 }, publisher={ }, language={English}, document_type={Conference Paper}, source={IGLC}, }