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Practical Applications of the Philosophy of Science

Thinking about Research

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Peter Truran

    1. Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

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  • Accessibly presents a large number of core notions in a clear and simplified way
  • Puts philosophical reflections in such a way as to make them significant for scientists
  • Each chapter concludes with a list of practical pointers towards the development of attitudes and skills ?
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy (BRIEFSPHILOSOPH)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: A Personal Perspective

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 1-5

  3. It’s About Attitude and Experiments

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 7-13

  4. What’s the Problem?

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 15-20

  5. Oh No! Something Doesn’t Fit!

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 21-26

  6. The Solutions to Problems

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 27-33

  7. Making Observations

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 35-40

  8. Seeing is Not Necessarily Believing

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 41-46

  9. Testing Hypotheses

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 47-53

  10. More on Induction and Justification

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 55-60

  11. Models: Useful but Not True

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 61-67

  12. Just Be …… Cause

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 69-75

  13. A Question of Trust

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 77-82

  14. Science, Non-Science and Pseudoscience

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 83-89

  15. Scientific Thinking: Being Rational?

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 91-96

  16. Some Concluding Thoughts

    • Peter Truran
    Pages 97-99

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 101-102
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About this book

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.  ​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Peter Truran

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practical Applications of the Philosophy of Science

  • Book Subtitle: Thinking about Research

  • Authors: Peter Truran

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00452-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00451-8Published: 29 July 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00452-5Published: 13 July 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2211-4548

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-4556

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 102

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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