Classifying Science: Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, PracticeSpringer Science & Business Media, 3. 11. 2007 - Počet stran: 288 Classification is the essential first step in science. The study of science, as well as the practice of science, will thus benefit from a detailed classification of different types of science. In this book, science - defined broadly to include the social sciences and humanities - is first unpacked into its constituent elements: the phenomena studied, the data used, the theories employed, the methods applied, and the practices of scientists. These five elements are then classified in turn. Notably, the classifications of both theory types and methods allow the key strengths and weaknesses of different theories and methods to be readily discerned and compared. Connections across classifications are explored: should certain theories or phenomena be investigated only with certain methods? What is the proper function and form of scientific paradigms? Are certain common errors and biases in scientific practice associated with particular phenomena, data, theories, or methods? The classifications point to several ways of improving both specialized and interdisciplinary research and teaching, and especially of enhancing communication across communities of scholars. The classifications also support a superior system of document classification that would allow searches by theory and method used as well as causal links investigated. |
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... Arguments 8.5. Why Should Science Be Believed? 8.6. How Can Science Be Improved? 8.7. How Should Science Be Taught? References Index 155 158 161 192 194 199 199 203 208 213 217 219 221 225 227 228 229 230 231 232 239 239 241 245 247 249 ...
... argument to be made that scientists and scientific communities should utilize multiple theories and methods. As Allyn Young once said, to a boy with a new hammer the whole world looks like a nail. Given these successes, it was only ...
... arguments – such as that science is impossible, or that it is perfect – that would bring this work into question. This is done in the form of a Golden Mean argument, developed in chapter 1. Time after time, it is shown that only a ...
... arguments that these terms cannot be defined. On a related matter, it will be argued in chapter 2 that there is little or no place in the scientific enterprise for “concepts” that cannot be defined precisely in terms of phenomena ...
... arguments (see below) of preceding chapters. It then briefly extends these to engage three key questions. First, should science be believed, and if so why? It will be argued that science, while imperfect, can and does enhance human ...
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Classifying Phenomena and Data | 23 |
Classifying Theory | 51 |
Classifying Method | 99 |
Classifying Practice | 155 |
Drawing Connections Across | 199 |
Classifying Scientific Documents | 217 |
Concluding Remarks | 239 |
References | 269 |
Index 279 | 278 |
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Classifying Science: Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak Náhled není k dispozici. - 2004 |