Philosophy of Science: Perspective on Organisations and Society

by Liv Egholm

This book is intended as an introduction to the philosophy of science in a wide sense. It is particularly aimed at bachelor and master’s students at various levels, who need an overview of the different ways of thinking about, understanding and explaining their target field. The book underlines the fact that science and methodology belong together, but that different methods can be employed across the dividing lines in the philosophy of science. Both the methods used to collect materials and the choice of materials are selected on the basis of how the material will be used, what we want to know about and the specific empirical data with which we are working.

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2015

Reviews

[Jonas Carlsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fin bog, som giver godt kronologisk overblik over udviklingen af videnskabsteoretiske positioner. Overskuelig præsentation af, hvad de enkelte retningers hovedtræk. En case om Verdensbanken inkluderes for at give eksempler på, hvordan man kan opstille forskellige undersøgelser på baggrund af ens videnskabsteoretiske udgangspunkt. I teorien er dette en rigtig god idé, men for mit vedkommende var det svært at sætte sig ind i casen, når man bare gerne ville læse op på selve de videnskabsteoretiske retninger.

[Erno Berezvay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great overview of the different philosophy of science perspectives. The only reason why I am not giving 5* is because the book is repetitive sometimes - identical or almost identical sentences are reused in the same chapters.

Overall, an interesting read and I would recommend to every student / researcher.

[Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fin overskuelig “opslagsværk” over de forskellige videnskabsteorier.

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Godt opslagsværk over videnskabsteorierne og eksempler på praktisk anvendelse