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. vision of the scientific enterprise, and to encourage interdisciplinary exploration. The 'eureka' moment came with the discovery that asking the 5W questions – who, what, where ...
Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. community of which they are a part would be more productive if guided by somewhat different principles; and, of course, those with a particular interest in methodological or ...
Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. deduction (a general approach is hypothesized, and particulars derived or predicted from this). Both deduction and induction will likewise be utilised in what follows: existing ...
Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. classification of human science phenomena,7 discuss how this can be extended to natural science, and discuss how asking the 5W questions adds insight to this organizing structure ...
Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice Rick Szostak. “What is the scientist investigating?” question dealt with above, for phenomena were defined to include individual-level phenomena (see chapter 2). The question to be asked is thus ...
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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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