A Primer in the Philosophy of Science: A Guide to Thinking Like a Scientist for Social Scientists
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Copyright: 2024
Pages: 94
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Copyright: 2024
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For social sciences to flourish as fields of science, those who are in these fields must act like scientists. In order to be effective scientists, they must understand what it means to be scientists. That is why scholars in many social science fields, such as communication, need a closer look at the philosophy of science.
A Primer in the Philosophy of Science serves as an introduction to how social scientists approach research with a scientific mindset. Special attention is given to the study of communication as a science and the fundamental concepts of replication research and valid measurements.
About the Authors
Foreword
CHAPTER 1: What are communication and social science?
CHAPTER 2: How does social science compare to interpretivism?
CHAPTER 3: What does empirical mean?
CHAPTER 4: What is the scientific method, and why is it important?
CHAPTER 5: Why does the scientific method end in starting all over again?
CHAPTER 6: Why does science have to be controlled?
CHAPTER 7: Why is science so collaborative?
CHAPTER 8: How do the social and natural sciences differ?
CHAPTER 9: What is the goal of science again?
CHAPTER 10: Why should scientists hope future scholars correct their work?
CHAPTER 11: What does science really look like in the wild?
References
Index
Stephanie Kelly, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Business Information Systems and Analytics at North Carolina A&T State University. Like many scientists, Stephanie grew up developing a love of the sciences through exposure to comic books. She majored in math as an undergraduate and worked briefly as a biomathematician before returning to graduate school and pursuing graduate degrees in the social sciences, where she found the measurement work to be more of an interesting challenge.
(Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2007) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at North Dakota State University. His research and teaching focuses on communication technologies and how people use them to accomplish their goals. His research has been published in such outlets as Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, Computers in Human Behavior, and Internet and Higher Education. Dave is currently enjoying the beautiful climate of Fargo, North Dakota with his wife Catherine. He is still anxiously awaiting the day when the Buffalo Sabres finally can hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup.
New Publication Now Available!
For social sciences to flourish as fields of science, those who are in these fields must act like scientists. In order to be effective scientists, they must understand what it means to be scientists. That is why scholars in many social science fields, such as communication, need a closer look at the philosophy of science.
A Primer in the Philosophy of Science serves as an introduction to how social scientists approach research with a scientific mindset. Special attention is given to the study of communication as a science and the fundamental concepts of replication research and valid measurements.
About the Authors
Foreword
CHAPTER 1: What are communication and social science?
CHAPTER 2: How does social science compare to interpretivism?
CHAPTER 3: What does empirical mean?
CHAPTER 4: What is the scientific method, and why is it important?
CHAPTER 5: Why does the scientific method end in starting all over again?
CHAPTER 6: Why does science have to be controlled?
CHAPTER 7: Why is science so collaborative?
CHAPTER 8: How do the social and natural sciences differ?
CHAPTER 9: What is the goal of science again?
CHAPTER 10: Why should scientists hope future scholars correct their work?
CHAPTER 11: What does science really look like in the wild?
References
Index
Stephanie Kelly, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Business Information Systems and Analytics at North Carolina A&T State University. Like many scientists, Stephanie grew up developing a love of the sciences through exposure to comic books. She majored in math as an undergraduate and worked briefly as a biomathematician before returning to graduate school and pursuing graduate degrees in the social sciences, where she found the measurement work to be more of an interesting challenge.
(Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2007) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at North Dakota State University. His research and teaching focuses on communication technologies and how people use them to accomplish their goals. His research has been published in such outlets as Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, Computers in Human Behavior, and Internet and Higher Education. Dave is currently enjoying the beautiful climate of Fargo, North Dakota with his wife Catherine. He is still anxiously awaiting the day when the Buffalo Sabres finally can hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup.