History And Philosophy of Science Flashcards
Emphasizes the importance of a prioreasoning
Rationalism
Starts from general to specific knowledge
Deductive type of reasoning
Theory then research strategy
Deductive type of reasoning
Emphasizes the use of reasoning for the main purpose of knowing the harm or benefits open to an individual
Rationalism
Based on the central idea the scientific knowledge can be derived only from sensory experience
Empiricism
Science truth was discovered through generalizing observed fact
Empiricism
Data are used to formulate general knowledge
Inductive type of reasoning
Research then theory strategy
inductive type of reasoning
Important in the assesment of patients all throughout the entire nursing process
Empiricism
Philosophers who focus on the analysis theory structure where a science is focused on empirical research
Early 20th century
First used by comte emerge believe that empirical research in logical analysis virtue approaches that would produce scientific knowledge
Positivism
Theories play a significant role in determining what are the scientists observes and how it is interpreted
Brown 1997
Philosophers focused on?
On the analysis of theory structure
Scientist focused on?
Empirical research