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History and Philosophy of Science Flashcards

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The Theory of Knowledge in philosophical inquiry.

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Epistemology

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Based on Truth, and we need the ability to interpret the result of science.

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Nursing Practices

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What are the 2 Philosophical Foundations of Nursing?

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Rationalism and Empiricism

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Importance of Priori Reasoning as the appropriate method for advancing knowledge.

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Rationalism

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Uses DEDUCTIVE REASONING, by reasoning from the cause to the effect.

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Rationalism

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Who labeled Rationalism as Theory-then-Research Strategy?

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Reynold

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Based on the central idea that scientific knowledge can be derived only from Sensory Experiences.

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Empiricism

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Uses INDUCTIVE METHOD, based on the idea that the collection of facts precedes attempts to formulate generalizations.

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Empiricism

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Who said that Scientific Truth was discovered through Generalizing Observed Facts in the natural world.

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Bacon

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(Philosophical Foundations of Nursing) Ex. Alteration in nutrition less than body requirement related to poor appetite secondary to mouth sores.

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Empiricism

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(Philosophical Foundations of Nursing) Ex. The lack of social support will result in hospital readmission. (Needs to be proven until true.)

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Rationalism

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Dominant View of modern science.

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Positivism

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Believed that Empirical Research and Logical Analysis were 2 approaches that would produce scientific knowledge

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Logical Positivist

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Theoretical Propositions must be tested through Observation and Experimentation.

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Logical Empiricist

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Affirms or Denies something.

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Propositions

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(Emergent Views) focuses on the Lived Experiences.

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The Phenomenology of Social World

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(Philosophy of Nursing) Involves Knowledge, Skills, Patient Trust and the Ability to Manage all elements simultaneously in the contact of care.

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Philosophy of Caring

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(Philosophy of Nursing) Wholistic nursing views the Biophysical, Psychological and Sociological subsystems which the Mind-Body exist.

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Wholism

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(Philosophy of Nursing) It has a Metaphysical Component that implies that the Natural world exists, there is no Non-natural or Supranatural Realm.

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Naturalism

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It is gained by one’s Senses guided by Reason and by various Methods of science.

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Knowledge and Beliefs

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