Patterns of Discovery in the Social Sciences

Patterns of Discovery in the Social Sciences

Taylor & Francis

Social 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. > Social 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. In this study, Paul Diesing defines science not by reference to these arbitrary norms delineated by those outside the field but in terms of norms implicit in what social scientists actually do in their everyday work. > 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: The Analysis and Verification of Computer Models; 6:y

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