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Science

Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781466601314|ISBN10: 1466601310|EISBN13: 9781466601321
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0131-4.ch002
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Rustam Vahidov. "Science." Design-Type Research in Information Systems: Findings and Practices, IGI Global, 2012, pp.25-50. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0131-4.ch002

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R. Vahidov (2012). Science. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0131-4.ch002

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Rustam Vahidov. "Science." In Design-Type Research in Information Systems: Findings and Practices. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0131-4.ch002

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to provide insights into the nature of scientific research with the emphasis on the design perspective. Early science had started out of the practical needs of human cultures. From the modern perspective the artifactual nature of early scientific constructs is particularly manifest. The design viewpoint can be applied to the major classes of sciences both in form of reverse and forward engineering. Scientific method has been crafted by the philosophers of science throughout the millennia. There are analogies between the major aspects of the scientific method and artifact design process. Inventiveness and creativity play an essential role in the development of human knowledge. Some major scientific breakthroughs have been made thanks to the invention of thought experiments. Some philosophers of science view theories as tools—the artifacts that do not necessarily relate to real entities. Critical treatment of competing theories supports this view.

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