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Practical Applications of the Philosophy of ScienceOh No! Something Doesn’t Fit!

Practical Applications of the Philosophy of Science: Oh No! Something Doesn’t Fit! [Establishing an appropriate attitude towards anomalies and deviations provides a powerful basis for identifying new problems and for the effective characterization of research problems. Negative or unexpected results may attain a significance that is as great as positive results because they provide the opportunity for the development of new, or even paradigm-shifting, hypotheses.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Practical Applications of the Philosophy of ScienceOh No! Something Doesn’t Fit!

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Author(s) 2013
ISBN
978-3-319-00451-8
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21 –26
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10.1007/978-3-319-00452-5_4
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Abstract

[Establishing an appropriate attitude towards anomalies and deviations provides a powerful basis for identifying new problems and for the effective characterization of research problems. Negative or unexpected results may attain a significance that is as great as positive results because they provide the opportunity for the development of new, or even paradigm-shifting, hypotheses.]

Published: Jul 14, 2013

Keywords: Dark Matter; Current Paradigm; Cholera Outbreak; Germ Theory; Auxiliary Hypothesis

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