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Is Sociology a Natural Science?

American Journal of Sociology, 1949
Sociologists have always tried to shape their science according to the model of the natural sciences. Critics of sociology object that sociology is not yet and never will be a science of this type. By "natural science" they mean physics, though they do not say so.
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Avoiding De-Natured Science: Integrating Nature of Science into Science Instruction

2020
This chapter contains a rich set of classroom-tested student-centered activities that can be easily integrated into existing science curricula to teach required science content as well as NOS concepts. Here we offer several engaging experiences for science students as well as preservice and inservice teachers.
Norman G. Lederman, Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Judith Sweeney Lederman   +2 more
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PSYCHIATRY, NATURE AND SCIENCE

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1960
It is a purpose of philosophic analysis to clarify the meaning of concepts used in scientific discourse. An attempt to do so has been made here, with special reference to the value-terms used in psychiatry. Such terms as "mental health," "mental illness," "normal," "abnormal," "neurosis," "psychosis," "perversion," "psychopathic" or "sociopathic ...
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Mathematics as natural science

Journal of Symbolic Logic, 1990
Mathematics is a natural science whose great generality makes many philosophers think of it as a supernatural science, consisting of truths derived independently of experience about objects not given in experience. Some mathematicians, like Simpson [16], try to defend mathematics from the resulting objection that it is merely a mental game by first ...
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The sporting nature of science

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2010
There are some intriguing analogies that can be drawn between sports and science. Both are very competitive and require a set of skills that take time to learn, practice, and master. Both involve some degree of experimentation and risk-taking by both the coach and the players. In science as in sports, the battle can be exhausting.
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Naturalized philosophy of science and natural science education

Science & Education, 1993
A major controversy in contemporary philosophy of science concerns the possibility and desirability of its ‘naturalization.’ In this paper I review the philosophical controversy concerning naturalism, and investigate the role it might play in the science classroom.
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On the Nature of Psychodynamic Science

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, 2004
In a previous article (Brookes, 2003), it was suggested that a science devoted to the subjective data obtained in psychodynamic therapy would require classification of psyche, the object of study, as a hypothetical construct, a classic concept in the philosophy of psychological science.
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On the applicability of the ‘humic acids’ nomenclature from natural ecosystems to engineering sciences

Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 2021
Wenbing Tan, Qiuling Dang
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The Nature of Science: Naturally?

School Science and Mathematics, 1997
Norman G. Lederman, Margaret L. Niess
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Natural Science and the Experience of Nature

Selected Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, 1967
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