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Research Philosophy

2023
The purpose of this chapter is to summarize the philosophical developments in the academic research field and provide a framework for non-native English-speaking budding researchers. Revealing the philosophical stance of the authors of a research paper is crucial in understanding their arguments. Therefore, an understanding of this historical evolution
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Research on Application of Philosophy in Programming

2010 International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks, 2010
The real world we see is only our view of world, basically classified into class based or object based. Software programming methods eventually reflect those philosophical views, where class based or object based technique emerged. The concept of “generic object” can offer a simple way in software developing.
Shi-chang Hu, Jian Yu
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Philosophy of Research

2021
Most of the knowledge that we call science has been generated during the past 500 years. It took a long while to determine how the world is better investigated. One earlier method was to just talk about it or argue as old philosophers did. To cite an example, Aristotle, one of the great Greek philosophers, believed that women have fewer teeth than men ...
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Research Philosophy

American Behavioral Scientist, 1961
The rich, we know, pass into heaven only with great difficulty. M.I.T. and its component parts are well-endowed, receive solicitous attention from the richest foundations, and capitalize on the magic of the hardware sciences. Moreover, academic research organizations that claim a rationale beyond mere housekeeping must be viewed suspiciously; their ...
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Nursing research and the philosophy of hermeneutics

Nursing Inquiry, 1996
This paper explores some of the implications of hermeneutic philosophy for nursing research. Using illustrative material from recent research into the quality of life of older people in nursing homes, the paper shows that hermeneutics provides a perspective from which to examine the literature, and which guides both the collection and interpretation of
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Philosophy, methodology and action research

Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2006
The aim of this paper is to examine the role of methodology in action research. It begins by showing how, as a form of inquiry concerned with the development of practice, action research is nothing other than a modern 20th century manifestation of the pre-modern tradition of practical philosophy.
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Research philosophy: towards an understanding

Nurse Researcher, 2003
In this paper, Frank Crossan argues that the distinction between quantitative and qualitative philosophies and research methods is sometimes overstated, and that triangulation of methods in contemporary research is common. It is, therefore, important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and this paper aims to provide the novice ...
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Demystifying research philosophies and paradigms

This chapter, whilst focused primarily on qualitative research methods, covers a range of study designs that may be of relevance to health and social care students. The chapter starts by providing an overview of research philosophies and paradigms to help the reader understand the theoretical underpinning that shapes the design of research studies.
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History and Philosophy of Bayer Pharmaceutical Research

1988
Research has a long tradition at Bayer. This year, 1988, marks 100 years of our pharmaceutical activities. In 1888 the first Bayer drug - phenacetin, an antipyretic -was synthesized, starting from a by-product of dye manufacture. This finding led to the establishment of a Pharmaceutical Department within Friedrich Bayer and Co.
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Qualitative Research Philosophy

2021
The chapter is divided into six sections. The first and second sections expose readers to the origin of social constructionist philosophy and the reasons behind its emergence respectively. The third section discusses the key tenets of the social constructionist philosophy based on ontology, epistemology, axiology, methodology, and rhetoric.
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