Method Matters in Psychology: Essays in Applied Philosophy of Science

by Brian D Haig

Book Overview

This book applies a range of ideas about scientific discovery found in contemporary philosophy of science to psychology and related behavioral sciences. In doing so, it aims to advance our understanding of a host of important methodological ideas as they apply to those sciences. A philosophy of local scientific realism is adopted in favor of traditional accounts that are thought to apply to all sciences. As part of this philosophy, the implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030131629
• ISBN13: 9783030131623
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"