The Scientific Method: Reflections from a Practitioner

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The Scientific Method: Reflections from a Practitioner
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Dedication
Preface
Contents
1. Science without Philosophy?
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2. Material World and Objective Reality
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3. First Principles and Logic
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4. Natural Phenomena and the Primacy of Experiment
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5. Observation and Experimentation
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6. The Role of Human Faith in Science
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7. Approximate and Limited Description of Natural Phenomena
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8. Hypothesis
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9. Theory
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10. Competing Theories
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11. Can One Theory Be “Derived” from Another?
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12. Verifying or Falsifying? AndWhat?
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13. Don’t Be a Masochist!
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14. “Consensus” in Science? What Is That?
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15. Flow Chart of the Scientific Method
16. The “What” and “Why” Questions
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17. “Scientism”: Abusing the Scientific Method
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18. Final Thoughts
Further Readings
About the Author
Index
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