Practical Applications of the Philosophy of Science Thinking about Research /
Explores the practical applicability of the philosophy of science to scientific research, but also considers its relevance to practice within the realms of technology, design, crafts, and even within the world of arts and the humanities. The attempt to engage working scientists with the issues ra...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction – a personal perspective
- 2 It’s about attitude – and experiments
- 3 What’s the problem?
- 4 Oh no! Something doesn’t fit!
- 5 The solutions to problems
- 6 Observe – what?
- 7 Seeing is not necessarily believing
- 8 Testing hypotheses
- 9 More on induction and , justification and Truth
- 10 Models – useful but not true?
- 11 Just be …… cause
- 12 A Question of Trust
- 13 Science, Non-science and Pseudoscience
- 14 Scientific thinking – being rational?
- 15 Some concluding thoughts
- Index.
