Method And Appraisal In The Physical Sciences
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Method And Appraisal In The Physical Sciences
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Author : Colin Howson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1976-09-02
Method And Appraisal In The Physical Sciences written by Colin Howson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-09-02 with Philosophy categories.
This is a volume of studies on the problems of theory-appraisal in the physical sciences.
Method In The Physical Sciences
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Author : George N. Schlesinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Method In The Physical Sciences written by George N. Schlesinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Theories Of Scientific Progress
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Author : John Losee
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004
Theories Of Scientific Progress written by John Losee and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Philosophy categories.
There seems little doubt that we have made progress in scientific theories, but how? Theories of Scientific Progress presents the arguments, covers interpretations of scientific progress and discusses the latest contemporary debates.
Critical Appraisal Of Physical Science As A Human Enterprise
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Author : Mansoor Niaz
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-02-07
Critical Appraisal Of Physical Science As A Human Enterprise written by Mansoor Niaz and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-07 with Education categories.
It is generally believed that doing science means accumulating empirical data with no or little reference to the interpretation of the data based on the scientist’s th- retical framework or presuppositions. Holton (1969a) has deplored the widely accepted myth (experimenticism) according to which progress in science is presented as the inexorable result of the pursuit of logically sound conclusions from un- biguous experimental data. Surprisingly, some of the leading scientists themselves (Millikan is a good example) have contributed to perpetuate the myth with respect to modern science being essentially empirical, that is carefully tested experim- tal facts (free of a priori conceptions), leading to inductive generalizations. Based on the existing knowledge in a field of research a scientist formulates the guiding assumptions (Laudan et al. , 1988), presuppositions (Holton, 1978, 1998) and “hard core” (Lakatos, 1970) of the research program that constitutes the imperative of presuppositions, which is not abandoned in the face of anomalous data. Laudan and his group consider the following paraphrase of Kant by Lakatos as an important guideline: philosophy of science without history of science is empty. Starting in the 1960s, this “historical school” has attempted to redraw and replace the positivist or logical empiricist image of science that dominated for the first half of the twentieth century. Among other aspects, one that looms large in these studies is that of “guiding assumptions” and has considerable implications for the main thesis of this monograph (Chapter 2).
The Physical Sciences
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Author : Hazen
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 1996-02-27
The Physical Sciences written by Hazen and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-02-27 with categories.
Scientific Method
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Author : Barry Gower
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-10-12
Scientific Method written by Barry Gower and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-12 with Philosophy categories.
The central theme running throughout this outstanding new survey is the nature of the philosophical debate created by modern science's foundation in experimental and mathematical method. More recently, recognition that reasoning in science is probabilistic generated intense debate about whether and how it should be constrained so as to ensure the practical certainty of the conclusions drawn. These debates brought to light issues of a philosophical nature which form the core of many scientific controversies today. Scientific Method: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction presents these debates through clear and comparative discussion of key figures in the history of science. Key chapters critically discuss * Galileo's demonstrative method, Bacon's inductive method, and Newton's rules of reasoning * the rise of probabilistic `Bayesian' methods in the eighteenth century * the method of hypotheses through the work of Herschel, Mill and Whewell * the conventionalist views of Poincaré and Duhem * the inductivism of Peirce, Russell and Keynes * Popper's falsification compared with Reichenbach's enumerative induction * Carnap's scientific method as Bayesian reasoning The debates are brought up to date in the final chapters by considering the ways in which ideas about method in the physical and biological sciences have affected thinking about method in the social sciences. This debate is analyzed through the ideas of key theorists such as Kuhn, Lakatos, and Feyerabend.
A Philosophical Approach To Mond
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Author : David Merritt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-30
A Philosophical Approach To Mond written by David Merritt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with Science categories.
Outlining Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), this volume assesses its viability as the leading alternative to the standard cosmological model.
The Physical Sciences
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The Physical Sciences written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with categories.
In The Scope Of Logic Methodology And Philosophy Of Science
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Author : Peter Gärdenfors
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-14
In The Scope Of Logic Methodology And Philosophy Of Science written by Peter Gärdenfors and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-14 with Science categories.
This is the second of two volumes containing papers submitted by the invited speakers to the 11th international Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, held in Cracow in 1999, under the auspices of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science. The invited speakers are the leading researchers and accordingly the book presents the current state of the intellectual discourse in the respective fields.
Progress In International Relations Theory
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Author : Colin Elman
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003-08-29
Progress In International Relations Theory written by Colin Elman and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-29 with History categories.
All academic disciplines periodically appraise their effectiveness, evaluating the progress of previous scholarship and judging which approaches are useful and which are not. Although no field could survive if it did nothing but appraise its progress, occasional appraisals are important and if done well can help advance the field. This book investigates how international relations theorists can better equip themselves to determine the state of scholarly work in their field. It takes as its starting point Imre Lakatos's influential theory of scientific change, and in particular his methodology of scientific research programs (MSRP). It uses MSRP to organize its analysis of major research programs over the last several decades and uses MSRP's criteria for theoretical progress to evaluate these programs. The contributors appraise the progress of institutional theory, varieties of realist and liberal theory, operational code analysis, and other research programs in international relations. Their analyses reveal the strengths and limits of Lakatosian criteria and the need for metatheoretical metrics for evaluating scientific progress.