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Paradigms in theory construction
Abstract
Paradigms in Theory Construction Without the framework of the paradigm supporting layers of theories,models, and data, our concept of science, and its shared mode of scholarly thought, would not exist. The concept is readily understood. But how did we get there? Paradigms in Theory Construction classifies the collective worldviews that inform paradigms and clarifies the relationships between them, theories, and models in psychology, the hard sciences,and the social sciences. The book skillfully merges the philosophy of science with the history of scientific inquiry to explain how ideas take hold among populations,how paradigms are structured, whether they are based in logic, and under what circumstances paradigm shifts occur. Rich with historical and contemporary examples across disciplines, chapters examine the function of the paradigm for the community of scholars in major arenas of scientific pursuit, among them:
Luciano L'Abate, editor
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pp.3-17
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_1a historical perspective
pp.19-30
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_2retrospective and prospective
pp.31-66
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_3pp.207-216
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_11the intersubjective–narrative approach versus the relational–generational one
pp.217-234
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_12pp.273-296
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_15pp.375-396
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0914-4_20Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 2012
Pages: 458
ISBN (hardback): 978-1-4614-0913-7
ISBN (digital): 978-1-4614-0914-4
Full citation:
L'Abate Luciano (2012) Paradigms in theory construction. Dordrecht, Springer.