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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451311203321

Titolo

Philosophy and the sciences of exercise, health and sport : critical perspectives on research methods / / edited by Mike McNamee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

9786610289721

0-415-30016-9

1-134-42144-3

0-203-50600-6

1-280-28972-4

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 253 p. : ill

Classificazione

76.10

Altri autori (Persone)

McNameeM. J (Mike J.)

Disciplina

796/.01

Soggetti

Sports sciences - Research - Methodology

Exercise - Research - Methodology

Sports - Health aspects - Research - Methodology

Exercise - Health aspects - Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Positivism, Popper and Paradigms: An Introductory Essay in the Philosophy of Science -- chapter 2 Must Scientists Think Philosophically About Science? -- chapter 3 Can Physiology Be Both Popperian and Ethical? -- chapter 4 How Does a Foundational Myth Become Sacred Scientific Dogma?: The Case of A.V.Hill and the Amaerobiosis Controversy -- chapter 5 Why Doesn't Sports Psychology Consider Freud? -- chapter 6 Do Statistical Methods Replace Reasoning in Exercise Science Research? How to Avoid Statistics Becoming Merely a Solution in Search of a Problem -- chapter 7 What are the Limitations of Experimental and Theoretical Approaches in Sports Biomechanics? -- chapter 8 Can We Trust Rehydration Research? -- chapter 9 Is Sport and Exercise Science a Man’s Game? -- chapter 10 Autoethnography: Self-indulgence or Rigorous Methodology? -- chapter 11 Is Investigative Sociology Just Investigative Journalism? -- chapter 12 Is Research with and on Students Ethically Defensible -- chapter 13



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