Philosophies of Social Science
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Philosophies of Social Science Man, who desires to know everything, desires to know himself. Nor is he only one … among other things he desires to know. Without…
The 100-Year Path to Nursing Science, 1910 to 2010: With Epilogue, 2010 to 2015
CHAPTER FIFTEEN The 100-Year Path to Nursing Science, 1910 to 2010: With Epilogue, 2010 to 2015 Nursing education is undergoing drastic changes. —Annie W. Goodrich (1936) In this chapter, we…
Explanation and Laws
CHAPTER ELEVEN Explanation and Laws To explain the phenomena in the world of our experience, to answer the question “why?” … is one of the foremost objectives of empirical science….
100 Years of the Philosophy of Science: A Historical Overview
CHAPTER SIX 100 Years of the Philosophy of Science: A Historical Overview We may best hope to understand the nature and conditions of real knowledge, by studying the nature and…
Philosophy and Philosophizing
CHAPTER FOUR Philosophy and Philosophizing This sense of wonder is the mark of the philosopher. Philosophy indeed has no other origin. —Plato (2003) Before beginning an exploration of the various…
What Is a Practice Discipline?
CHAPTER ONE What Is a Practice Discipline? In responding to the challenge of relating theory to practice, it is not enough simply to argue for an “enlightenment model” which sees…
Nursing as a Practice Discipline
CHAPTER TWO Nursing as a Practice Discipline The untrained nurse is as old as the human race; the trained nurse is a recent discovery. —Victor Robinson (1946)1 The words that…
What Is Science? The Problem of Demarcation
CHAPTER SEVEN What Is Science? The Problem of Demarcation Science is very clearly a conscious artifact of mankind, with well-documented historical origins, with a definable scope and content, and with…
Philosophy of Science in a Practice Discipline
CHAPTER THREE Philosophy of Science in a Practice Discipline It is my contention that the present misuse of science by nurses, and its attendant consequences, will persist unless and until…
The Feminist Critique of Science
CHAPTER TWELVE The Feminist Critique of Science Why can’t a woman be more like a man? —Alan J. Lerner (Harding, 1987) DIFFERENCE AND SUPERIORITY This well-known question of Professor Henry…
