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Scientific method in brief / / Hugh G. Gauch, Jr [[electronic resource]]
| Scientific method in brief / / Hugh G. Gauch, Jr [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Gauch Hugh G., Jr., <1942-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 001.4/2 |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-107-23878-1
1-107-30199-8 1-299-27639-3 1-107-30708-2 1-107-31263-9 1-107-30928-X 1-107-31483-6 1-107-25509-0 1-139-09508-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
1.Introduction -- Gateway into science -- Controversial idea -- AAAS position on method -- Science as a liberal art -- Benefits and challenges -- Personal experience -- Seven streams -- Historical and future outlook -- Summary -- Study questions -- 2.Four bold claims -- Rationality -- Truth -- Objectivity -- Realism -- Science and common sense -- Summary -- Study questions -- 3. Brief history of truth -- Most elemental question -- Aristotle -- Augustine -- Medieval scholars -- Modern scholars -- Water -- Summary -- Study questions -- 4.Science's contested rationality -- Science's auditors -- Elusive truth -- Theory-laden data -- Incommensurable paradigms -- Empty consensus -- Reactions from scientists -- AAAS posture -- Clear targets -- Summary -- Study questions -- 5.Science's presuppositions -- Historical perspective on presuppositions -- PEL model of full disclosure -- Implementation of presuppositions --
Contents note continued: Induction lost and regained -- Summary -- Study questions -- 10.Parsimony and efficiency -- Historical perspective on parsimony -- Preview of basic principles -- Curve fitting -- Crop yields -- Crime rates -- Explanation of accuracy gain -- Philosophical reflection -- Summary -- Study questions -- 11.Case studies -- Philosophy -- Electronic engineering -- Biochemistry and pharmacology -- Medicine -- Sociology -- Economics -- Law -- Discussion -- Study questions -- 12.Ethics and responsibilities -- Philosophical ethics -- Professional ethics -- Discussion -- Study questions -- 13.Science education -- Typical NOS concepts -- Better comprehension -- Greater adaptability -- Greater interest -- More realism -- Better researchers -- Better teachers -- Academic NOS concepts -- Summary -- Study questions -- 14.Conclusions -- Motion and rationality -- Summary of scientific method -- Exit questions. Contents note continued: Science's worldview forum -- Justification of knowledge claims -- Review of functions -- Summary -- Study questions -- 6.Science's powers and limits -- Rather obvious limitations -- The sciences and worldviews -- Empirical method in the humanities -- Individual experience and worldviews -- Logical roles and diagnoses -- Review of boundaries -- Personal rewards from science -- Summary -- Study questions -- 7.Deductive logic -- Deduction and induction -- Historical perspective on deduction -- Propositional logic -- Predicate logic -- Arithmetic -- Common fallacies -- Summary -- Study questions -- 8.Probability -- Probability concepts -- Four requirements -- Probability axioms -- Bayes's theorem -- Probability distributions -- Permutations and combinations -- Probability fallacies -- Summary -- Study questions -- 9.Inductive logic and statistics -- Historical perspective on induction -- Bayesian inference -- Frequentist inference -- Bayesian decision -- |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462152003321 |
Gauch Hugh G., Jr., <1942->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Scientific method in brief / / Hugh G. Gauch, Jr [[electronic resource]]
| Scientific method in brief / / Hugh G. Gauch, Jr [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Gauch Hugh G., Jr., <1942-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 001.4/2 |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-107-23878-1
1-107-30199-8 1-299-27639-3 1-107-30708-2 1-107-31263-9 1-107-30928-X 1-107-31483-6 1-107-25509-0 1-139-09508-0 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
1.Introduction -- Gateway into science -- Controversial idea -- AAAS position on method -- Science as a liberal art -- Benefits and challenges -- Personal experience -- Seven streams -- Historical and future outlook -- Summary -- Study questions -- 2.Four bold claims -- Rationality -- Truth -- Objectivity -- Realism -- Science and common sense -- Summary -- Study questions -- 3. Brief history of truth -- Most elemental question -- Aristotle -- Augustine -- Medieval scholars -- Modern scholars -- Water -- Summary -- Study questions -- 4.Science's contested rationality -- Science's auditors -- Elusive truth -- Theory-laden data -- Incommensurable paradigms -- Empty consensus -- Reactions from scientists -- AAAS posture -- Clear targets -- Summary -- Study questions -- 5.Science's presuppositions -- Historical perspective on presuppositions -- PEL model of full disclosure -- Implementation of presuppositions --
Contents note continued: Induction lost and regained -- Summary -- Study questions -- 10.Parsimony and efficiency -- Historical perspective on parsimony -- Preview of basic principles -- Curve fitting -- Crop yields -- Crime rates -- Explanation of accuracy gain -- Philosophical reflection -- Summary -- Study questions -- 11.Case studies -- Philosophy -- Electronic engineering -- Biochemistry and pharmacology -- Medicine -- Sociology -- Economics -- Law -- Discussion -- Study questions -- 12.Ethics and responsibilities -- Philosophical ethics -- Professional ethics -- Discussion -- Study questions -- 13.Science education -- Typical NOS concepts -- Better comprehension -- Greater adaptability -- Greater interest -- More realism -- Better researchers -- Better teachers -- Academic NOS concepts -- Summary -- Study questions -- 14.Conclusions -- Motion and rationality -- Summary of scientific method -- Exit questions. Contents note continued: Science's worldview forum -- Justification of knowledge claims -- Review of functions -- Summary -- Study questions -- 6.Science's powers and limits -- Rather obvious limitations -- The sciences and worldviews -- Empirical method in the humanities -- Individual experience and worldviews -- Logical roles and diagnoses -- Review of boundaries -- Personal rewards from science -- Summary -- Study questions -- 7.Deductive logic -- Deduction and induction -- Historical perspective on deduction -- Propositional logic -- Predicate logic -- Arithmetic -- Common fallacies -- Summary -- Study questions -- 8.Probability -- Probability concepts -- Four requirements -- Probability axioms -- Bayes's theorem -- Probability distributions -- Permutations and combinations -- Probability fallacies -- Summary -- Study questions -- 9.Inductive logic and statistics -- Historical perspective on induction -- Bayesian inference -- Frequentist inference -- Bayesian decision -- |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785917303321 |
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Gauch Hugh G., Jr., <1942->
|
||
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Scientific method in brief / / Hugh G. Gauch, Jr [[electronic resource]]
| Scientific method in brief / / Hugh G. Gauch, Jr [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Gauch Hugh G., Jr., <1942-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 001.4/2 |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-107-23878-1
1-107-30199-8 1-299-27639-3 1-107-30708-2 1-107-31263-9 1-107-30928-X 1-107-31483-6 1-107-25509-0 1-139-09508-0 |
| Classificazione | SCI075000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
1.Introduction -- Gateway into science -- Controversial idea -- AAAS position on method -- Science as a liberal art -- Benefits and challenges -- Personal experience -- Seven streams -- Historical and future outlook -- Summary -- Study questions -- 2.Four bold claims -- Rationality -- Truth -- Objectivity -- Realism -- Science and common sense -- Summary -- Study questions -- 3. Brief history of truth -- Most elemental question -- Aristotle -- Augustine -- Medieval scholars -- Modern scholars -- Water -- Summary -- Study questions -- 4.Science's contested rationality -- Science's auditors -- Elusive truth -- Theory-laden data -- Incommensurable paradigms -- Empty consensus -- Reactions from scientists -- AAAS posture -- Clear targets -- Summary -- Study questions -- 5.Science's presuppositions -- Historical perspective on presuppositions -- PEL model of full disclosure -- Implementation of presuppositions --
Contents note continued: Induction lost and regained -- Summary -- Study questions -- 10.Parsimony and efficiency -- Historical perspective on parsimony -- Preview of basic principles -- Curve fitting -- Crop yields -- Crime rates -- Explanation of accuracy gain -- Philosophical reflection -- Summary -- Study questions -- 11.Case studies -- Philosophy -- Electronic engineering -- Biochemistry and pharmacology -- Medicine -- Sociology -- Economics -- Law -- Discussion -- Study questions -- 12.Ethics and responsibilities -- Philosophical ethics -- Professional ethics -- Discussion -- Study questions -- 13.Science education -- Typical NOS concepts -- Better comprehension -- Greater adaptability -- Greater interest -- More realism -- Better researchers -- Better teachers -- Academic NOS concepts -- Summary -- Study questions -- 14.Conclusions -- Motion and rationality -- Summary of scientific method -- Exit questions. Contents note continued: Science's worldview forum -- Justification of knowledge claims -- Review of functions -- Summary -- Study questions -- 6.Science's powers and limits -- Rather obvious limitations -- The sciences and worldviews -- Empirical method in the humanities -- Individual experience and worldviews -- Logical roles and diagnoses -- Review of boundaries -- Personal rewards from science -- Summary -- Study questions -- 7.Deductive logic -- Deduction and induction -- Historical perspective on deduction -- Propositional logic -- Predicate logic -- Arithmetic -- Common fallacies -- Summary -- Study questions -- 8.Probability -- Probability concepts -- Four requirements -- Probability axioms -- Bayes's theorem -- Probability distributions -- Permutations and combinations -- Probability fallacies -- Summary -- Study questions -- 9.Inductive logic and statistics -- Historical perspective on induction -- Bayesian inference -- Frequentist inference -- Bayesian decision -- |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807228303321 |
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Gauch Hugh G., Jr., <1942->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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