Measuring the intentional world : realism, naturalism, and quantitative methods in the behavioral sciences /

Trout advances scientific realism as a behavioural science. He introduces measured realism which characterizes a kind of uneven but indisputable theoretical progress in the social and psychological sciences.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Trout, J. D.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:	Psychology > Statistical methods. Social sciences > Statistical methods. Realism. Behavioral Sciences > methods Psychometrics > methods Psychologie > Méthodes statistiques. Sciences sociales > Méthodes statistiques. Réalisme. PHILOSOPHY. General. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Methodology. Psychology > Statistical methods Realism Social sciences > Statistical methods Statistik Psychologie Sozialwissenschaften Kwantitatieve methoden. Gedragswetenschappen. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Realism and Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science
2. Measurement as Population-Guided Estimation
3. Realism: Minimal and Robust
4. Measured Realism
5. Statistical Designs as Instruments
6. Statistical Testing and the World's Contribution to Rationality
7. Diverse Tests on an Independent World
8. Failed Attempts: The Frailties of Narrative Methods
9. Conclusion.