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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... diversity of science has encouraged philosophers of science to move away from grand theorizing to develop philosophies of particular disciplines or fields. This book celebrates both specialization and integration (see below); its ...
... diverse classes and where they fit. Since all are familiar (or can quickly become so) with the five Ws, the 5W guideline is ideally suited to the recall function. This book will show that this incredibly simple device is also well ...
... diverse influences. Crucially, they gain both an organizing system on which to hang diverse bits of understanding, and an appreciation of those links and questions they have not explored. See his website, http://digital.net/~mbrady/ 6 I ...
... diverse distinctions noted by previous scholars. There are two broad types of classification. The first, “classification” proper, involves a unidimensional rendering. For example, a unidimensional list of scientific methods will be ...
... diverse philosophical traditions and a time span of millenia was classified into five broad groups by Szostak (2004). This book will show that the methods and types of theories used by scientists evolve so slowly that a static ...
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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 |