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Nature, function of science and a brief historical review |
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| Authors: |
Drakopoulos, Stavros Gkotsis, Georgios Grimani, Aikaterini |
| Reviewer: |
Zoumpoulakis, Michail |
| Subject: | HUMANITIES AND ARTS > PHILOSOPHY > PHILOSOPHICAL DISCIPLINES (EXCEPT ETHICS) > PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > ECONOMIC SCIENCES > HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT, METHODOLOGY, AND HETERODOX APPROACHES HUMANITIES AND ARTS > HISTORY > SPECIALIZED HISTORIES > HISTORY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY |
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| Abstract: |
Definition and nature of science. Basic principles of scientific worldview. Interobjectivity, objectivity, and production of new knowledge. Organization and systematization of knowledge. Axioms, scientific hypotheses, and theories. Classification of sciences. Formal sciences. Empirical sciences. Basic methodological concepts: Induction, Logic-Deduction, Hypothetico-Deductive Method. Weaknesses of the inductive method. Weaknesses and errors of deductive logic. Testing scientific theories: Logical, empirical, and experimental testing. Scientific prediction. Brief historical overview: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern science.
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| Linguistic Editors: |
Katseli, Ioanna |
| Technical Editors: |
Tsaknis, Antonios |
| Type: |
Chapter |
| Creation Date: | 2015 |
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| License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/gr |
| Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/1877 |
| Bibliographic Reference: | Drakopoulos, S., Gkotsis, G., & Grimani, A. (2015). Nature, function of science and a brief historical review [Chapter]. In Drakopoulos, S., Gkotsis, G., & Grimani, A. 2015. Methodology of Social and Economic Sciences [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/1877 |
| Language: |
Greek |
| Consists of: |
1. Crossword |
| Is Part of: |
Methodology of Social and Economic Sciences |
| Number of pages |
20 |
| Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |