Classifying Science Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice
Classification is the essential first step in science. The study of science, as well as the practice of science, will thus benefit from a detailed classification of different types of science. In this book, science - defined broadly to include the so
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Classifying Science Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice By
Rick Szostak
CLASSIFYING SCIENCE
Information Science and Knowledge Management Volume 7
Editor-in-Chief: J. Mackenzie Owen, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Editorial Board: M. Bates, University of California, Los Angeles P. Bruza, The University of Queensland, Brisbane R. Capurro, Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart E. Davenport, Napier University, Edinburgh R. Day, Wayne State University, Detroit M. Hedstrom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor A.M. Paci, Istituto di Studi Sulla Ricerca e Documentazione Scientifica, Roma C. Tenopir, University of Tennessee, Knoxville M. Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
CLASSIFYING SCIENCE Phenomena, Data, Theory, Method, Practice
by
RICK SZOSTAK University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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ISBN 1-4020-3094-0 (HB) ISBN 1-4020-3095-9 (e-book)
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CONTENTS
List of Tables Preface Chapter 1: Classifying Science 1.1. A Simple Classificatory Guideline 1.2. The First “Cut” (and Plan of Work) 1.3. Some Preliminaries
vii ix 1 3 5 9
Chapter 2: Classifying Phenomena and Data 2.1. Classifying Phenomena 2.2. Classifying Data
23 23 45
Chapter 3: Classifying Theory 3.1. Typology of Theory 3.2. What Is a Theory? 3.3. Evaluating Theories 3.4. Types of Theory and the Five Types of Causation 3.5. Classifying Individual Theories 3.6. Advantages of a Typology of Theory
51 55 74 78
Chapter 4: Classifying Method 4.1. Classifying Methods 4.2. Typology of Strengths and Weaknesses of Methods 4.3. Qualitative Versus Quantitative Analysis Revisited 4.4. Evaluating Methods 4.5. Classifying Particular Methods Within The Typology 4.6. Advantages of a Typology of Methods
80 82 95 99 101 103 109 113 116 144
Contents
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Chapter 5: Classifying Practice 5.1. Errors and Biases in Science 5.2. Typology of (Critiques of) Scientific Practice 5.3. Utilizing This Classification 5.4. The Five Types of Ethical Analysis Chapter 6: Drawing Connections Across These Classifications 6.1. Theory and Method 6.2. Theory (Method) and Phenomena (Dat
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