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The scientific attitude

Frederick Grinnell

(The conduct of science series)

Guilford Press, c1992

2nd ed

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173) and index

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内容説明

THE SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE presents a systematic account of the cognitive and social features of science. Written by an experimental biologist actively engaged in research, the work is unique in its attempt to understand science in terms of day-to-day practice. The book goes beyond the traditional description of science that focuses on method and logic to characterize the scientific attitude as a way of looking at the world. Professor Grinnell uses examples from biomedical research to describe science at three interdependent levels. At the first level, the individual scientist makes observations, formulates hypotheses, and does experiments. The scientist's thought style determines what can be seen and what it will appear to mean. At the second level, scientists participate in social institutions such as graduate programs, research groups, journal editorial boards, and grant review panels. Each of these institutions tries to promote its own distinctive collective thought style. Finally, at the third level, scientists participate in the world of everyday life beyond science, a world that continuously influences and is influenced by the activities and discoveries of science.

目次

1. INTRODUCTION. 2. MAKING OBSERVATIONS. Observing Cells. Analyzing the Cell Concept. Learning to See Cells. The Cell Gestalt. The Concept of Life. The Impartiality of Science. 3. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND INTERPRETATION. Choosing Problems for Study. Hypotheses and Expectations. The Assumption of Reproducibility. Seeing Data According to Different Gestalts. Luck in Science. Explicit and Implicit Hypotheses. Development of Hypotheses. Structure, Function, and Organization in Biology. 4. SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIVES: TRANSMISSION OF THE THOUGHT STYLE. Thought Collectives and Intersubjectivity. Acceptance of New Discoveries by the Thought Collective. Structure of Graduate Programs. The Reputation of Graduate Programs. Graduate Courses and Exams. Thesis Advisors. Structure of Individual Laboratories. Expanding the Laboratory Thought Style. The Ph.D. Thesis. 5. SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIVES: MAINTAINING THE THOUGHT STYLE. Evaluating Prospective Faculty Members. Research Papers. Research Papers Other Than Formal Papers. Research Funding. Setting the Agenda for Future Research. The Scientific Establishment. 6. SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT: SCIENCE AT RISK. The Meaning of Scientific Misconduct. Biological Activity of an Infinitely Diluted Solution: A Study in Controversy. Error vs. Fraud--Part I: The Baltimore Case. Error vs. Fraud-- Part II: Why Are They Linked Together? Auditing the Scientific Literature. The Integrity of Science. Secrecy and Sharing Research Data and Materials. Conflict of Interest. 7. SCIENCE AND THE WORLD. The Origins of Science in Everyday Life Experience. Life Experience Beyond Science. Science and Religion. Science and Ethics. Scientists as People. The Influence of Politics on Science. 8. CONCLUDING COMMENTS.

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