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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Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. Chapter 5: Classifying Practice 5.1. Errors and Biases in Science 5.2. Typology of (Critiques of) Scientific Practice 5.3. Utilizing This Classification 5.4. The Five Types of ...
Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. vision of the scientific enterprise, and to encourage ... practice (in chapter 1). The 5W questions are used in chapter 2 to provide guidance in scientific treatment of phenomena and ...
Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. Chapter 1 CLASSIFYING SCIENCE “Knowledge is classification ... scientific languages, practices, purposes, and forms of argumentation” (See also Fuller, 1997, 13-14). The diversity of ...
Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. now, it is sufficient to note that all of these distinctions are problematic: the boundaries between classes are disputed, cases which seem to combine elements of each class are ...
... practice of science is sifted in order to identify different types of science, while guides to classification are developed that help structure and even identify types. The roles of induction and deduction more generally in science are ...
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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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