Practical Applications Of The Philosophy Of Science

Author : Peter Truran
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319004525

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Practical Applications of the Philosophy of Science by Peter Truran Pdf

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 raised by the philosophy of science may profitably be extended to examine its applicability to any other fields of knowledge that encompass a problem-solving dimension. Drawing on his experience as a research and development scientist in the biomedical device industry, the author shows how the principles of the philosophy of science illuminate the research process. The book is structured on the concept of the inspirational text; it consists of short chapters, each of which provides an accessible discussion of an aspect of the philosophy of science. Each chapter concludes with a list of practical pointers towards the development of attitudes and skills which will benefit the student researcher. ​

Author : Wim J. van der Steen
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 079141616X

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A Practical Philosophy for the Life Sciences by Wim J. van der Steen Pdf

This book integrates philosophy of biology and philosophy of medicine with the purpose of making philosophy practical for students and scientists. It contains many exercises and examples from live science. Much attention is given to the translation of scientific reasoning into the language of philosophy. The author shows that philosophical models can be used to evaluate science, if the limitations of the models are recognized so they can be applied in the proper context. On the other hand, some philosophical views of science need to be corrected by science. The book puts philosophy and science in a broader perspective. It integrates practical philosophy and ethics in applications to live science and uncovers limitations of current ethical theory.

Author : Michael D. Dahnke,Heyward Michael Dreher
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826105547

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Philosophy of Science for Nursing Practice by Michael D. Dahnke,Heyward Michael Dreher Pdf

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Author : Hsiang-Ke Chao,Julian Reiss
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319455327

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Philosophy of Science in Practice by Hsiang-Ke Chao,Julian Reiss Pdf

This volume reflects the ‘philosophy of science in practice’ approach and takes a fresh look at traditional philosophical problems in the context of natural, social, and health research. Inspired by the work of Nancy Cartwright that shows how the practices and apparatuses of science help us to understand science and to build theories in the philosophy of science, this volume critically examines the philosophical concepts of evidence, laws, causation, and models and their roles in the process of scientific reasoning. Each chapter is an important one in the philosophy of science, while the volume as a whole deals with these philosophical concepts in a unified way in the context of actual scientific practice. This volume thus aims to contribute to this new direction in the philosophy of science.​

Author : Wim J. van der Steen
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0791416151

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A Practical Philosophy for the Life Sciences by Wim J. van der Steen Pdf

This book integrates philosophy of biology and philosophy of medicine with the purpose of making philosophy practical for students and scientists. It contains many exercises and examples from live science. Much attention is given to the translation of scientific reasoning into the language of philosophy. The author shows that philosophical models can be used to evaluate science, if the limitations of the models are recognized so they can be applied in the proper context. On the other hand, some philosophical views of science need to be corrected by science. The book puts philosophy and science in a broader perspective. It integrates practical philosophy and ethics in applications to live science and uncovers limitations of current ethical theory.

Author : Michael R. Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317796169

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Science Teaching by Michael R. Matthews Pdf

Science Teaching argues that science teaching and science teacher education can be improved if teachers know something of the history and philosophy of science and if these topics are included in the science curriculum. The history and philosophy of science have important roles in many of the theoretical issues that science educators need to address: what constitutes an appropriate science curriculum for all students; how science should be taught in traditional cultures; how scientific literacy can be promoted; and the conflict which can occur between science curriculum and deep-seated religious or cultural values and knowledge. Outlining the history of liberal approaches to the teaching of science, Michael Matthews elaborates contemporary curriculum developments that explicitly address questions about the nature and the history of science. He provides examples of classroom teaching and develops useful arguments on constructivism, multicultural science education and teacher education.

Author : Heinz Duthel
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 1409210936

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History and Philosophy of Science by Heinz Duthel Pdf

Author : Mary Zaccagnini,Judith M. Pechacek
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781284167078

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The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing by Mary Zaccagnini,Judith M. Pechacek Pdf

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing, continues to be the only complete textbook for all eight American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Practice Nursing. With DNP programs now found in every state, climbing from 25 to over 300 in the past 13 years, having a textbook dedicated to the DNP Essentials is imperative as faculty and students will use it as a template for future and existing programs. The newly revised Fourth Edition features updates and revisions to all chapters and expands on information relating to the current and future changes in today's complex healthcare environment. The text features the addition of new DNP project resources, with supplemental case studies highlighting DNP projects and the impact of this work. Every print copy of the text will include Navigate 2 Premier Access. This Access includes interactive lectures, competency mapping for DNP Essentials, case studies, assessment quizzes, a syllabus, discussion questions, assignments, and PowerPoint presentations.

Author : Léna Soler,Emiliano Trizio,Thomas Nickles,William Wimsatt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400727595

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Characterizing the Robustness of Science by Léna Soler,Emiliano Trizio,Thomas Nickles,William Wimsatt Pdf

Mature sciences have been long been characterized in terms of the “successfulness”, “reliability” or “trustworthiness” of their theoretical, experimental or technical accomplishments. Today many philosophers of science talk of “robustness”, often without specifying in a precise way the meaning of this term. This lack of clarity is the cause of frequent misunderstandings, since all these notions, and that of robustness in particular, are connected to fundamental issues, which concern nothing less than the very nature of science and its specificity with respect to other human practices, the nature of rationality and of scientific progress; and science’s claim to be a truth-conducive activity. This book offers for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the problem of robustness, and in general, that of the reliability of science, based on several detailed case studies and on philosophical essays inspired by the so-called practical turn in philosophy of science.

Author : R. Barcan Marcus,G.J.W. Dorn,P. Weingartner
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1986-05-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0080960391

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Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science VII by R. Barcan Marcus,G.J.W. Dorn,P. Weingartner Pdf

Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science VII

Author : Uskali Mäki,Ioannis Votsis,Stéphanie Ruphy,Gerhard Schurz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319230153

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Recent Developments in the Philosophy of Science: EPSA13 Helsinki by Uskali Mäki,Ioannis Votsis,Stéphanie Ruphy,Gerhard Schurz Pdf

This volume showcases the best of recent research in the philosophy of science. A compilation of papers presented at the EPSA 13, it explores a broad distribution of topics such as causation, truthlikeness, scientific representation, gender-specific medicine, laws of nature, science funding and the wisdom of crowds. Papers are organised into headings which form the structure of the book. Readers will find that it covers several major fields within the philosophy of science, from general philosophy of science to the more specific philosophy of physics, philosophy of chemistry, philosophy of the life sciences, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of the social sciences and humanities, amongst others. This volume provides an excellent overview of the state of the art in the philosophy of science, as practiced in different European countries and beyond. ​It will appeal to researchers with an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of their own discipline, and to philosophers who wish to explore the latest work on the themes explored.

Author : David A Wells
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1359480188

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Well's Natural Philosophy by David A Wells Pdf

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Author : David Ames Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Physics
ISBN : HARVARD:32044097017271

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Wells's Natural Philosophy by David Ames Wells Pdf

Author : Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031013157

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Current Trends in Philosophy of Science by Wenceslao J. Gonzalez Pdf

This book seeks to provide new perspectives, to broaden the field of philosophy of science, or to renew themes that have had a great impact on the profession. Thus, after an initial chapter to situate the current trends in philosophy of science and the prospective of the near future, it offers contributions in five thematic blocks: I) Philosophy of Medicine and Climate Change; II) Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet; III) New Analyses of Probability and the Use of Mathematics in Practice; IV) Scientific Progress Revisited; and V) Scientific Realism and the Instrumentalist Alternative. Within this framework, the volume addresses such relevant issues as the methodological validity of medical evidence or decision making in situations of uncertainty; recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and the future of the Internet; current forms of empirically based methodological pluralism and new ways of understanding mathematics with scientific practice; and the revision of the approaches to scientific progress based on the experiences accumulated in recent decades.

Author : Michael D. Dahnke, PhD,H. Michael Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826129291

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Philosophy of Science for Nursing Practice, Second Edition by Michael D. Dahnke, PhD,H. Michael Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN Pdf

Written for DNP and PhD nursing programs, this text, based on a unique team-taught philosophy of science nursing courses, distills challenging content and delivers it in clear, highly accessible language for professors untrained in philosophy and their students. Authored by a nurse researcher/philosopher team who developed and taught this course for more than 7 years, the book provides a unique, integrated viewpoint that avoids esoteric and overly theoretical discussions and facilitates a clear connection between the philosophy of science and nursing science and practice. This second edition offers enhanced clarity and encompasses updates in philosophy of science interpretation, nursing practice and science, and a still-emerging practice epistemology. It is distinguished by its increased emphasis on DNP investigation that relies on a fundamental relationship with evidence-based practice, as well as the informational needs of the PhD student and the type of research the PhD graduate is expected to produce. The bulk of the text focuses on basic principles and concepts of the philosophy of science in regard to the education of both DNP and PhD nursing students. The book discusses the concept of nursing as a “practice discipline” within historical and sociological contexts, and addresses the importance of philosophy of science knowledge within a practice discipline. It examines the controversial question of how much philosophy of science a doctoral student actually needs. The text concludes with a brief introduction to nursing science knowledge content that is an essential “bridge” to the philosophy of science content and serves as a “next step” toward building a nursing epistemology. New to the Second Edition: Revised to enhance clarity of information Reflects contemporary trends in doctoral nursing education Updated Questions for Reflection offer scholarly discourse New appendix offers a sample semester-based syllabus based on the second edition Key Features: Provides concise, accessible information that makes clear connections to practical applications Written jointly by a philosopher and a nurse scholar who co-teach the course Facilitates student ability to see the real connection between philosophy and practice Increased focused content on how philosophy of science content is essential to understand evidence-based and practice-based evidence