Karl Popper and the social sciences by Gorton, William A., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Popperian situational analysis -- Metaphysics, realism, and situational analysis -- Social laws, the unity of scientific method, and situational analysis -- Situational analysis and economic theory -- Popper's debt to Marx -- The shortcomings of situational analysis.…”
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The Great fever

Table of Contents: “…Events: -- Epidemic in Philadelphia, 1793 -- 1878 epidemic -- Scourge of the Spanish American war -- Yellow fever and the scientific method -- Epidemic in New Orleans, 1905 -- Yellow fever in the 20th century and today.…”

The concepts of psychiatry : a pluralistic approach to the mind and mental illness by Ghaemi, S. Nassir

Table of Contents: “…The status quo: dogmatism, the biopsychosocial model, and alternatives -- What there is: of mind and brain -- How we know: understanding the mind -- What is scientific method? -- Reading Karl Jaspers's General psychopathology -- What is scientific method in psychiatry? …”
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The concepts of psychiatry : a pluralistic approach to the mind and mental illness by Ghaemi, S. Nassir

Table of Contents: “…The status quo: dogmatism, the biopsychosocial model, and alternatives -- What there is: of mind and brain -- How we know: understanding the mind -- What is scientific method? -- Reading Karl Jaspers's General psychopathology -- What is scientific method in psychiatry? …”
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The rationality of science by Newton-Smith, W.

Table of Contents: “…; The Thesis of Verisimilitude; Scientific Method; Strong Programmes; Temperate Rationalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Singular images, failed copies : William Henry Fox Talbot and the early photograph by Maimon, Vered

Table of Contents: “…British Science and the Conception of Photography: 1. Scientific Method: The Engine of Knowledge; 2. Imagination: The Art of Discovery -- Part II. …”
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Cosmopolitanism, nationalism, and individualism in modern China : the Chenbao Fukan and the new culture era, 1918-1928 by Xu, Xiaoqun, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Introduction; 1 Social Agendas and Personal Tastes; 2 Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Colonial Hierarchy; 3 Individual Cosmopolitans and Cultural Capital; 4 Placing China in the World of Colonial Hierarchy; 5 Cultural Legacy and Scientific Methods; 6 Life, Love, and Nation; Conclusion; Appendix: Names and Terms; References; Index; About the Author.…”
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What is Science?: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. by Jaffe, Klaus

Table of Contents: “…Natural Selection and the Scientific Method…”
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Studies on astral magic in medieval Jewish thought by Schwartz, Dov

Table of Contents: “…Judah Halevi and Abraham Ibn Ezra -- Magic, Experiential Science, and Scientific Method in Maimonides -- From Theurgy to Magic: Sacrifice in the Circle of Nahmanides and his Interpreters -- Institutionalization -- The Controversy in Provence -- The Controversy in Spanish Jewry -- Jewish Rationalism In Late Medieval Byzantium -- Magic, Astrology, and Theology in Late Medieval Byzantium -- Epilogue: Astral Magic and the Philosophy of Science.…”
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Handbook for health care research by Chatburn, Robert L.

Table of Contents: “…-- Ethics and research -- Outcomes research -- The scientific method -- Developing the study idea -- Reviewing the literature -- Designing the experiment -- Steps to implementation -- Making measurements -- Basic statistical concepts -- Statistical methods for nominal measures -- Statistical methods for ordinal measures -- Statistical methods for continuous measures -- The paper -- The abstract -- The case report -- The poster presentation.…”
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Failure : why science is so successful by Firestein, Stuart

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Failing to define failure -- Fail better : advice from samuel beckett -- The scientific basis of failure -- The unreasonable success of failure -- The integrity of failure -- Teaching failure -- The arc of failure -- The scientific method of failure -- Failure in the clinic -- How to love your data when it's wrong : negative results -- Philosopher of failure -- Funding failure -- Pharma failure -- A plurality of failures -- CODA.…”
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Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays. by Russell, Bertrand

Table of Contents: “…Title; Contents; Preface; I -- Mysticism and Logic; II -- The Place of Science in a Liberal Education; III -- A Free Man's Worship; IV -- The Study of Mathematics; V -- Mathematics and the Metaphysicians; VI -- On Scientific Method in Philosophy; VII -- The Ultimate Constituents of Matter; VIII -- The Relation of Sense-Data to Physics; IX -- On the Notion of Cause; X -- Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description; Endnotes.…”
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A Student's Guide to Natural Science. by Barr, Stephen M.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; The Birth of Science; The Second Birth of Science; Science, Religion, and Aristotle; The Scientific Revolution; The Scientific Method; From Copernicus to Newton; Mathematics in a New Role; Newtonian Physics; Forces and Fields; The Twentieth-Century Revolutions in Physics; The Theory of Relativity; How "Revolutionary" Was Relativity?…”
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Logic and the art of memory : the quest for a universal language by Rossi, Paolo, 1923-2012

Table of Contents: “…Translator's Introduction; Preface; Preface to the second edition; I: The Power of Images and the Places of Memory; II: Encyclopaedism and Combinatoria in the Sixteenth Century; III: Theatres of the World; IV: The Imaginative Logic of Giordano Bruno; V: Artificial Memory and the New Scientific Method: Ramus, Bacon, Descartes; VI: Encyclopaedism and pansophia; VII: The Construction of a Universal Language; VIII: The Sources of Leibniz's Universal Character; Appendices; Notes; Index.…”
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Biology Workbook For Dummies. by Kratz, Rene Fester

Table of Contents: “…Biology Workbook For Dummies®; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting the Basics; Chapter 1: Figuring Out the Scientific Method; Developing Hypotheses; Practicing the Scientific Method; Designing Experiments; Making an Experiment Count; Building Theories; Answers to Questions on the Scientific Method; Chapter 2: Solving Problems in the Chemistry of Life.…”
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Living In A Technological Culture : Human Tools and Human Values. by Oberdiek, Hans

Table of Contents: “…BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION Technological culture and its problems; 1 CONFLICTING VISIONS OF TECHNOLOGY; 2 FACTS, VALUES AND EFFICIENCY; 3 SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND THE AUTHORITY OF EXPERTS; 4 FROM APPLIED SCIENCE TO TECHNO-SCIENCE; 5 TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND POLITICS; 6 PLANT BREEDING AND THE POLITICS OF HUNGER; 7 WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MESS?…”
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Marketing Research. by Sontakki, C. N.

Table of Contents: “…COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCING MARKETING RESEARCH; ASSESSING INFORMATION NEEDS; SCIENTIFIC METHOD; MARKETING RESEARCH PROCESS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ATTITUDE MEASUREMENT AND SCALING; SAMPLING TECHNIQUES, DESIGNS AND DECISIONS; PROCESS OF DATA COLLECTION; SURVEY METHODS AND ADMINISTRATION; DATA PROCESSING; DATA ANALYSIS; TESTING OF HYPOTHESES; INTERPRETATION, REPORT WRITING AND PRESENTATION; APPLICATION OF MARKETING, RESEARCH -- PART ONE; APPLICATION OF MARKETING RESEARCH -- PART TWO; SKILL DEVELOPMENT.…”
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Leningrad : state of siege by Jones, Michael K.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Timeline -- Bread rations -- "An almost scientific method" : the German advance -- "The biggest bag of shit in the Army" : attempts to defend -- The butcher's hook : ordinary civilians' experience -- The noose : the blockade is not broken -- Elena's sketchbook : the emerging horror -- The abortionist : the onset of mass starvation -- One black beret : the authorities lose control -- The road of life : keeping hope alive -- The symphony : finding the will to survive -- Operation Spark : the military breakthrough -- Something necessary : the siege is lifted -- Epilogue.…”
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Epistemology and Science Education : Understanding the Evolution vs. Intelligent Design Controversy. by Taylor, Roger S.

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Epistemology; Chapter 1 Demarcation in Science Education: Toward an Enhanced View of Scientific Method; Chapter 2 Evolution, Creation, and the Philosophy of Science; Chapter 3 Differences in Epistemic Practices among Scientists, Young Earth Creationists, Intelligent Design Creationists, and the Scientist- Creationists of Darwin's Era; Chapter 4 Ontological Assumptions about Species and Their Influence on Students' Understanding of Evolutionary Biology.…”
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Pragmatism and Phenomenology : a Philosophic Encounter. by Rosenthal, Sandra B.

Table of Contents: “…The significance of scientific method; 2. Scientific method and lived experience…”
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Research methodologies of school psychology : critical skills by Kettler, Ryan J.

Table of Contents: “…School psychology and the scientific method -- Literature review, questions, and hypotheses / Kathleen Lynne Lane and Ryan J. …”
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Theorizing discrimination in an era of contested prejudice : discrimination in the United States by Lucas, Samuel Roundfield

Table of Contents: “…Discrimination in the era of contested prejudice : fundamental bases -- Experiential realities and public contestation -- From condoned exploitive relations to the era of contested prejudice -- Defining, finding, and remedying discrimination : dominant legal perspectives -- Defining, finding, and remedying discrimination : critical legal perspectives and the critique of the dominant legal view -- Defining discrimination effects : an asocial scientific method -- Discrimination as a (damaged) social relation -- Epistemological foundations for studying effects of discrimination as a social relation -- Theorizing discrimination in an era of contested prejudice.…”
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Gentle bridges : conversations with the Dalai Lama on the sciences of mind by Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Scientific method and validation / Jeremy W. Hayward -- Questions of method : a conversation -- Perception and the brain / Francisco J. …”

Syntax A Generative Introduction. by Carnie, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…Syntax as science -- the scientific method -- 3.1 An Example of the Scientific Method as Applied to Syntax -- 3.2 Sources of Data -- 4. …”
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Genuine Intellectuals : Academic and Social Responsibilities of Universities in Africa. by Fonlon, Bernard Nsokika

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; The Genuine Intellectual; Prolegomena; The Credo; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter One -- The University: Birth and Growth; Chapter Two -- Conservation and Reorganisation; Chapter Three -- Nature of Studies; Chapter Four -- The Scientific Method; Chapter Five -- Approach to History and Literature; Chapter Six -- Philosophy: A Categorical Imperative; Chapter Seven -- The Genuine Intellectual; Chapter Eight -- Dedication to the Common Weal; Chapter Nine -- Tributes to Professor Dr. …”
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Focus on emerging markets

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Thoughts on the "scientific method": part 2 -- frequentist fecklessness; Calibrating asset correlation for Indian corporate exposures; Dividend policy and payout ratio: evidence from the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange; Debt policy and performance of SMEs; Foreign exchange risk exposure of listed companies in Ghana; Banks' risk management: a comparison study of UAE national and foreign banks; The North Cyprus banking sector: the effect of a speculative attack on the Turkish Lira; Sums of knowledge.…”
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Productive evolution : on reconciling evolution with intelligent design by Rescher, Nicholas

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 5: RATIONAL SELECTION: THE CASE OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD Chapter 6: MIND/MATTER COORDINATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE WILL -- Chapter 7: EVOLUTION AND INTELLIGENT DESIGN -- Chapter 8: MEETING THEOLOGICAL OBJECTIONS TO EVOLUTION…”
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The mechanics of passions : brain, behaviour, and society by Ehrenberg, Alain

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The New Science of Human Behaviour -- Exemplary Brains: From the Misfortunes of the Practical Subject to the Heroism of Hidden Potential -- Scientific Method and Individualist Ideals: Converting Passions, from the Scottish Enlightenment to New Individualism -- The Brain-as-Individual, a Physiology of Autonomy -- Social Neuroscience, or How the Individual Acts with Others -- Exercises in Autonomy: Individualist Rituals to Reconstruct One's Moral Being? …”
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Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction : Where Real Science Ends ... and Pseudoscience Begins. by Wynn, Charles M.

Table of Contents: “…The Road to Reality: Scientific Method; 2. Scientific Reasoning in Action; 3. …”
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Cognitive science : a philosophical introduction by Harré, Rom

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; How to use this book in the classroom; Part I -- The nature and methods of science; 1 A science for psychology; 2 The natural sciences; 3 Understanding scientific method; Part II -- The search for a science ofhuman behavior; 4 Psychology as the science of mental substances; 5 Psychology as a science of material substances; 6 The beginnings of cognitive science; Part III -- Towards a scientific psychology; 7 Grammar and cognition; 8 Cognitive science: the analytical phase; 9 Connectionism and the brain.…”
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Prelogical experience : an inquiry into dreams & other creative processes by Tauber, Edward S.

Table of Contents: “…Language, Symbols, and Scientific Method; 3. The Creative Function of the Image; 4. …”
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Measured tones : the interplay of physics and music by Johnston, Ian

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter 2: Music and scientific method; Interlude 1: Brass instruments; Chapter 3: Harmonies of a mechanical universe; Interlude 2: The piano; Chapter 4: Overtones of enlightenment; Interlude 3: The violin; Chapter 5: Over the waves; Interlude 4: Acoustics in architecture; Chapter 6: The romance of electricity; Interlude 5: Woodwind instruments; Chapter 7: Summertime in Heidelberg; Interlude 6: Percussion instruments; Chapter 8: O brave new world.; Interlude 7: Electronic instrumentsChapter 9: I think, therefore I am; Interlude 8: Sublimest of instruments, the voice; Epilogue; Appendix 1: Musical notation; Appendix 2: Logarithms; Appendix 3: Binary numbers; Appendix 4: Measurement of pitch intervals; Appendix 5: Measurement of loudness; Appendix 6: Acoustic impedance; Appendix 7: Pentatonic scales; Bibliography.…”
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Scientific thinking in speech and language therapy by Lum, Carmel

Table of Contents: “…Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; A Note to the Reader and Lecturer; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Science and Pseudoscience; Chapter 3: Arguments; Chapter 4: Discovering Knowledge; Chapter 5: Scientific Description and Explanation; Chapter 6: Models, Hypotheses, Theories, and Laws; Chapter 7: The Scientific Method; Chapter 8: Chance, Probability, and Sampling; Chapter 9: Describing and Measuring Events; Chapter 10: Types of Research; Chapter 11: The Scientific Clinician; Chapter 12: Efficacy of Interventions.…”
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The science teacher's toolbox : hundreds of practical ideas to support your students by Dale, Tara C., 1975-, White, Mandi S., 1984-, Ferlazzo, Larry, Hull-Sypnieski, Katie, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Strategies for teaching lab safety -- Strategies for teaching lab procedures -- Strategies for teaching the scientific method and its components -- Strategies for teaching the inquiry process -- Strategies for using project-based learning -- Strategies for teaching the engineering process -- Strategies for teaching vocabulary -- Strategies for teaching reading comprehension -- Strategies for teaching writing -- Strategies for teaching lab procedures -- Strategies for teaching math -- Strategies for incorporating art and kinesthetic movement -- Strategies for activating prior knowledge -- Strategies for cultural responsiveness -- Strategies for the beginning and end of class -- Strategies for reviewing content -- Strategies for assessing student learning -- Strategies for co-teaching -- Strategies for using scientific tools and technology (online only).…”
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The Delaware Naturalist Handbook by Jenkins, McKay, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Becoming a Delaware Master Naturalist -- Chapter one : Human Impact on the Land in Delaware: A History -- Chapter two : Geology -- Chapter three : Watershed Ecology -- Chapter four : Botany and Soil -- Chapter five : Field Sketching and Nature Photography -- Chapter six : Plant Identification and Taxonomy -- Chapter seven : Insects: The Little Things That Run the World -- Chapter eight : Amphibians and Reptiles -- Chapter nine : Birds -- Chapter ten : Citizen Science and the Scientific Method…”
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Sex testing : gender policing in women's sports by Pieper, Lindsay Parks, 1985-

Table of Contents: “…USSR: Gender testing, doping checks, and Olympic boycotts -- "One of the most horrid misuses of a scientific method": The development of a protest -- "Gender testing per se is no longer necessary": The IAAF's and the IOC's continued control -- Epilogue: The reintroduction of gender verification.…”
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Research and innovation futures

Table of Contents: “…Implications of science 2.0 main trends for scientific method and research institutions; New forms of innovation: critical issues for future pathways; Constructing transformative scenarios for research and innovation futures; Strategies for emerging research and innovation futures; Futures of science with and for society: towards transformative policy orientations.…”
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Feminist methodology : challenges and choices by Ramazanoglu, Caroline, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…-- Reason, science and progress: feminism's Enlightenment inheritance -- Enlightenment thought -- Reason, science and progress: how Enlightenment thought has shaped feminist approaches to methodology -- Modem humanism -- The long shadow of the Enlightenment: challenges and contradictions at the roots of modem feminist methodology -- Can feminists tell the truth? Challenges of scientific method -- Feminist research as a quest for valid knowledge of social realities by a knowing subject -- Feminist objections to scientific method in social research -- Objectivity, subjectivity, relativism: competing paths to truth -- From truth/reality to knowledge/power: taking a feminist standpoint -- The knowing feminist at the limits of modern methodology -- A methodological continuum: slipping and sliding on Haraway's greasy pole -- What is a feminist standpoint? …”
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The Vienna School of Art History Empire and the Politics of Scholarship, 1847-1918. by Rampley, Matthew

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Founding a Discipline: Liberalism and the Idea of Scientific Method -- 2 Questions of Method: From Positivism to the History of Spirit -- 3 Beyond Vienna: The Growth of Art History Across the Habsburg Monarchy -- 4 An Art History of Austria- Hungary? …”
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Acid revival : the psychedelic renaissance and the quest for medical legitimacy by Giffort, Danielle

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface: The Politics of Ecstasy -- introduction: Set and Setting -- Chapter 1: Playing the Science Game: Psychedelic Therapy Meets the Scientific Method -- Chapter 2: Take LSD and See: Acid-Dropping Scientists and the Credibility of Personal Experience -- Chapter 3: The Chemical Key: Unlocking the Black Box of the Psychedelic Experience -- Chapter 4: Who Controls Your Cortex?…”
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