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Tampering with Nature: Empirical Methodology & Experimental Onto-Epistemology
James A. Marcum
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Hardback. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
After the historiographic revolution in science studies of the 1960's, philosophers began to envision science as a product of historical and sociological forces and not as the result of the scientific method. While the importance of experimentation is recognised in recent science studies, the full significance for its role in scientific practice generally remains overlooked. Therefore, attempts to reconstruct narratives of scientific practice are often incomplete. In this book, the author proposes onto-epistemological roles for experimentation in terms of an empirical methodology, for analysing experiments in scientific practice. These case studies provide a tangible framework for engaging in ... Read more
After the historiographic revolution in science studies of the 1960's, philosophers began to envision science as a product of historical and sociological forces and not as the result of the scientific method. While the importance of experimentation is recognised in recent science studies, the full significance for its role in scientific practice generally remains overlooked. Therefore, attempts to reconstruct narratives of scientific practice are often incomplete. In this book, the author proposes onto-epistemological roles for experimentation in terms of an empirical methodology, for analysing experiments in scientific practice. These case studies provide a tangible framework for engaging in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
177
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628088298
SKU
V9781628088298
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