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Natural sciences, philosophy of science and the orientation of the social sciences

Journal of Information and Technology, 2021
The Debate paper (by Siponen/Klaavuniemi) is part of the wider discourse whether or not, and with what consequences, Information Systems (IS) and other social sciences could be or should be ‘science’ (most recently McBride, 2018; Nelson, 2016).
D. Schlagwein
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The naturalism of the sciences

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 2018
The sciences are characterized by what is sometimes called a "methodological naturalism," which disregards talk of divine agency. In response to those who argue that this reflects a dogmatic materialism, a number of philosophers have offered a pragmatic defense.
Gregory W, Dawes, Tiddy, Smith
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Nature of Science or Nature of the Sciences?

Science Education, 2016
AbstractThe present essay examines the emerging issue of domain‐general versus domain‐specific nature of science (NOS) understandings from a perspective that illuminates the value of domain‐specific philosophies of science for the growth and development of the NOS educational field.
DIMITRIOS SCHIZAS, DIMITRIS PSILLOS, GEORGE STAMOU   +2 more
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Nature of Science Contextualized: Studying Nature of Science with Scientists

Science & Education, 2015
Understanding nature of science (NOS) is widely considered an important educational objective and views of NOS are closely linked to science teaching and learning. Thus there is a lively discussion about what understanding NOS means and how it is reached.
Tala Suvi, Vesterinen Veli-Matti
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Evaluating pre-service kindergarten teachers' intention to adopt and use tablets into teaching practice for natural sciences

Int. J. Mob. Learn. Organisation, 2019
Mobile technology is one of the dominating trends of educational applications for new technologies. Adapting smart mobile devices to teach the natural sciences in preschool education depends to a great extent, on whether the kindergarten teachers ...
M. Kalogiannakis, Stamatios Papadakis
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THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN NATURE AND THE HUMAN NATURE OF SCIENCE

Sign Language Studies, 2005
IN 1889, German biologist August Weissmann showed that mice whose tails are cut off do not produce short-tailed offspring. It was a step forward for science, but a step backward for civilization. Weissmann's discovery was good for science because, contrary to what many scientists had believed, acquired characteristics are not, of course, heritable ...
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NATURAL SCIENCES

Historians on John Gower, 2019
We have chosen a section dealing with the “the celestial bodies in the solar system, and their movements in relation to each other” as an example of a text in science for elementary school (students aged around 10 to 12 years). This particular text deals
S. Falk
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Evolution and the Nature of Natural Science

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1966
WHEN HEN I saw the title of this book, I had supposed that it would contain studies of rather than studies in the literature of the natural science. But there is no concern for literature as such. What it turns out to be is some sort of anthology. But it is very good.
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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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Sociology as a Natural Science

American Journal of Sociology, 1932
Natural science is differentiated from other modes of knowledge by method, not by subject matter. The revolutionary concept that social phenomena are natural phenomena and therefore can be studied by natural-science methodology is being rapidly accepted.
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