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100	1		_aDiesing, Paul.
245	1	0	_aPatterns of Discovery in the Social Sciences.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford : _bTaylor & Francis Group, _c2008.
264		4	_c©1971.
300			_a1 online resource (362 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- I. Formal Methods and Theories -- 2. General Characteristics of Formal Theories -- 3. The Development of a Formal Theory -- 4. Experimental Work with Mathematical Models -- 5. Analysis and Verification of Computer Models -- 6. Types of Formal Theories -- 7. Uses of Models -- 8. Formalization -- 9. The Implicit Ontology of Formalists -- II. Participant-Observer and Clinical Methods -- 10. The Holist Standpoint -- 11. Main Steps of a Case Study -- 12. Holistic Uses of Statistics -- 13. Comparative Methods and the Development of Theory -- 14. Typologies: Real and Ideal Types -- 15. Some Characteristics of Holist Theories -- 16. The Use and Verification of General Theory -- 17. Structural-Functional Theories -- 18. The Practical Use of Case Studies -- 19. Weaknesses and Problems of Case Study Methods -- 20. The Implicit Ontology of Case Study Methods -- III. Methods in the Philosophy of Science -- 21. The Participant-Observer Method -- 22. The Method of Rational Reconstruction -- 23. The Typological Method -- 24. The Method of Conceptual Analysis -- 25. Science, Philosophy, and Astrology -- References -- Index.
520			_aSocial scientists are often vexed because their work does not satisfy the criteria of "scientific" methodology developed by philosophers of science and logicians who use the natural sciences as their model. This study defines science in terms of norms implicit in what social scientists actually do in their everyday work.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aSocial sciences - Methodology.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aDiesing, Paul _tPatterns of Discovery in the Social Sciences _dOxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2008 _z9780202361840
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4906411 _zClick to View
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