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This book investigates how collaborative scientific practice yields
scientific knowledge. At a time when most of today's scientific
knowledge is created in research groups, the author reconsiders the
social character of science to address the question of whether
collaboratively created knowledge should be considered as
collective achievement, and if so, in which sense. Combining
philosophical analysis with qualitative empirical inquiry, this
book provides a comparative case study of mono- and
interdisciplinary research groups, offering insight into the
day-to-day practice of scientists. The book includes field
observations and interviews with scientists to present an
empirically-grounded perspective on much-debated questions
concerning research groups' division of labor, relations of
epistemic dependence and trust.
This book investigates how collaborative scientific practice yields
scientific knowledge. At a time when most of today's scientific
knowledge is created in research groups, the author reconsiders the
social character of science to address the question of whether
collaboratively created knowledge should be considered as
collective achievement, and if so, in which sense. Combining
philosophical analysis with qualitative empirical inquiry, this
book provides a comparative case study of mono- and
interdisciplinary research groups, offering insight into the
day-to-day practice of scientists. The book includes field
observations and interviews with scientists to present an
empirically-grounded perspective on much-debated questions
concerning research groups' division of labor, relations of
epistemic dependence and trust.
The book examines the emerging approach of using qualitative
methods, such as interviews and field observations, in the
philosophy of science. Qualitative methods are gaining popularity
among philosophers of science as more and more scholars are
resorting to empirical work in their study of scientific practices.
At the same time, the results produced through empirical work are
quite different from those gained through the kind of introspective
conceptual analysis more typical of philosophy. This volume
explores the benefits and challenges of an empirical philosophy of
science and addresses questions such as: What do philosophers gain
from empirical work? How can empirical research help to develop
philosophical concepts? How do we integrate philosophical
frameworks and empirical research? What constraints do we accept
when choosing an empirical approach? What constraints does a
pronounced theoretical focus impose on empirical work? Nine experts
discuss their thoughts and empirical results in the chapters of
this book with the aim of providing readers with an answer to these
questions.
The book examines the emerging approach of using qualitative
methods, such as interviews and field observations, in the
philosophy of science. Qualitative methods are gaining popularity
among philosophers of science as more and more scholars are
resorting to empirical work in their study of scientific practices.
At the same time, the results produced through empirical work are
quite different from those gained through the kind of introspective
conceptual analysis more typical of philosophy. This volume
explores the benefits and challenges of an empirical philosophy of
science and addresses questions such as: What do philosophers gain
from empirical work? How can empirical research help to develop
philosophical concepts? How do we integrate philosophical
frameworks and empirical research? What constraints do we accept
when choosing an empirical approach? What constraints does a
pronounced theoretical focus impose on empirical work? Nine experts
discuss their thoughts and empirical results in the chapters of
this book with the aim of providing readers with an answer to these
questions.
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