An empirical method for the study of exemplar explanations

Mads Paludan Goddiksen

An empirical method for the study of exemplar explanations

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Abstract

The most common way of studying explanations in philosophy of science and science education is through case studies. Recently these have been supplemented with studies based on empirical methods. This chapter provides an empirical method for collecting and comparing exemplar explanations across scientific disciplines with the aim exposing possible qualitative differences between them. The method is based on the use of science textbooks as sources of explanations. I discuss a number of possible strategies for identifying explanations in these sources, and specify a set of reliable linguistic indicators that can be used for this purpose. A pilot study is presented to illustrate the method and its limitations.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Empirical Philosophy of Science : Introducing Qualitative Methods Into the Philosophy of Science
Redaktører	Susann Wagenknecht, Nancy Nercessian, Hanne Andersen
Antal sider	22
Forlag	Springer
Publikationsdato	2015
Sider	105-126
ISBN (Trykt)	978-3-319-18599-6
Status	Udgivet - 2015
Udgivet eksternt	Ja

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An empirical method for the study of exemplar explanations. / Goddiksen, Mads Paludan.
Empirical Philosophy of Science: Introducing Qualitative Methods Into the Philosophy of Science. red. / Susann Wagenknecht; Nancy Nercessian; Hanne Andersen. Springer, 2015. s. 105-126.

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