Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Table of Contents - 2007 - Volume 30, Issue 04  

Open Peer Commentary

Objectivism should not be a casualty of innovation's operationalization

Rachel L. Kendala1, Lewis Deana2 and Kevin N. Lalanda2

a1 Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3HN, United Kingdom; rachel.kendal@durham.ac.uk http://www.dur.ac.uk/anthropology/staff/profiles/?id=5444

a2 School of Biology, St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, United Kingdom. lgd1@st-andrews.ac.uk knl@st-andrews.ac.uk http://lalandlab.st-andrews.ac.uk/

Abstract

We agree with Ramsey et al. regarding the need for new methods and concepts in the study of innovation, and welcome their initiative, but are concerned that their operationalization is over-reliant on subjective judgements.

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