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Horizon, Objectivity And Reality In The Physical Sciences, Patrick A. Heelan
Horizon, Objectivity And Reality In The Physical Sciences, Patrick A. Heelan
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An exploration of the utility of a phenomenological style of philosophizing about nature called the analysis of horizons. The name refers to a banner of philosophical reflection practiced by many philosophers mostly of European origin who have been influenced by the Husserlian tradition, like Heidegger, de Waelhens, Gurwitsch, Merleau-Ponty, Luijpen, to mention but a few. To philosophize about science in a phenomenological vein, one must begin with a phenomenological description of the form of life of scientific research, because it is only within a form of life, that is, within a way of experiencing objects, that objects present themselves as …
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Ernan Mcmullin
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Ernan Mcmullin
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Does science follow some sort of standard procedure, something that can be specified and communicated? Three centuries ago, Francis Bacon prophesied confidently that such a procedure could be devised so that the whole business of science could be done "as though by machinery." In the years between, scientific research has grown from an obscure and unrecognized undertaking of a handful of virtuosos to a massive and concerted endeavor on the part of hundreds of thousands of persons . What has made such a fantastic expansion possible in such a short time? Is it that people have been taught the steps …
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Marquerite Foster
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Marquerite Foster
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The question "Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?" can not be answered without taking into account the varying aims of scientific inquiry as conceived historically as well as within the framework of various sciences. The term "method" is also subject to ambiguity. The answer would seem to be negative, if we mean that there is a fixed set of well-established rules which if followed will lead to fruitful scientific results. It is positive, if we mean that science has developed fairly reliable patterns and criteria for acceptable explanatory laws and theories, experimental design, and observational confirmation, that are part …
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, William R. Charlesworth
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, William R. Charlesworth
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The question "Is there a well defined scientific method?" can be answered in three ways: by referring to existing discourse on the nature of method; by pointing to concrete examples in which the method is applied in real life situations; and by creating a taxonomy of the behavioral and psychological operations that constitute the scientific process. The last way was proposed as the most fruitful of the three. Two major classes of operations and their subclasses were discussed, along with operations of thought and behavior that are antithetical to scientific method. The importance of the psychologist's contribution to answering philosophical …
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Russell K. Hobbie
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Russell K. Hobbie
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The traditional view of the scientific method is on oversimplification that ignores the vagaries of the creative process. Several examples that indicate the method is not infallible ore explored. The reasons why the misconception is so widespread ore discussed.