ISBN:
9781351692298
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (171 pages)
Edition:
1st ed
Parallel Title:
Print version Ekland-Olson, Sheldon Science and Sociology : Predictive Power is the Name of the Game
DDC:
301.01
Keywords:
Science - Social aspects
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Assertions: The Building Blocks of Science -- 2 On Predictive Implications -- 3 The Notion of Science: Complexities and Problems -- 4 A Conceptualization of Science -- 5 Conceptualization of a Scientific Theory -- 6 Formal Theory Construction: Illustrations, Problems, and Issues -- 7 More on Issues and Problems Concerning FTC -- 8 Disastrous Beliefs in Sociology -- 9 The Quest for Uniformities and Propositions -- Appendix I: Eleven Definitions of Science -- Appendix II: Eight Definitions of Theory -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index
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