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Metadecisions : Rehabilitating Epistemology /

Metadecisions: Rehabilitating Epistemology constitutes an epistemological inquiry about the foundations of knowledge of a scientific discipline. This text warns contemporary scientific disciplines that neglecting epistemological issues threatens the viability of their pronouncements and designs. It...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gigch, John P.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2003.
Series:Contemporary systems thinking.
Subjects:
Economics.
Genetic epistemology.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Industrial management.
Operations research.
Social sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A Pluralistic Approach To Artefact Design
  • Representation And Metamodeling
  • Levels Of Logic In A Problem
  • Cognitive Functions
  • The Use Of Cognitive Functions To Define And Formulate A Problem
  • The Paradigm Of The Physical Sciences
  • The Paradigm Of The Social Sciences
  • The Process Of Quantification
  • The Neglect Of Epistemology
  • The Paradigm Of Information Sciences
  • Ethics. Aesthetics
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary
  • Index.