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Full-Text Articles in Philosophy of Science
Trends. When Science Isn't Science: The Political Psychology Of Policy On Children, Ibpp Editor
Trends. When Science Isn't Science: The Political Psychology Of Policy On Children, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses one of the myths of science, insistence on reliable and valid notions of Truth, and separation from social and cultural values.
The Nature Of Science: A Perspective From The Philosophy Of Science, Juli T. Eflin, Stuart Glennan, George Reisch
The Nature Of Science: A Perspective From The Philosophy Of Science, Juli T. Eflin, Stuart Glennan, George Reisch
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
In a recent article in this journal, Brian Alters (1997) argued that, given the many ways in which the nature of science (NOS) is described and poor student responses to NOS instruments such as Nature of Scientific Knowledge Scale (NSKS), Nature of Science Scale (NOSS), Test on Understanding Science (TOUS), and others, it is time for science educators to reconsider the standard lists of tenets for the NOS. Alters suggested that philosophers of science are authorities on the NOS and that consequently, it would be wise to investigate their views of current NOS tenets. To that end, he conducted a …