Robert Nola, Howard Sankey

Theories of Scientific Method

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

What is it to be scientific? Is there such a thing as scientific method? And if so, how might such methods be justified? This book seeks to provide answers to these fundamental questions. It begins with the question of what methodology might mean and explores the notions of values, rules and principles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9781844650859
• ISBN-10: 1844650855
• Artikelnr.: 21770072

Autorenporträt

Robert Nola, Howard Sankey

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The idea of methodolgy
1. What is this thing called scientific method? 2. Theoretical values in
science 3. Rules and principles of method 4. Metamethodology Part II:
Inductive and hypothetico-deductive methods 5. Induction in science 6. Some
justifications of induction 7. The hypothetico-deductive method Part III:
Probability and scientific method 8. Probability, bayesianism and
methodology 9. Bayesianism: applications and problems Part IV: Popper and
his rivals 10. Popper, Lakatos and scientific method 11. Kuhn and
Feyerabend Part V: Naturalism, pragmatism, realism and methodology 12.
Naturalism, pragmatism and method 13. Scientific realism and methodology
Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index