Perspectives on Philosophy of Science in Nursing: An Historical and Contemporary Anthology [Paperback]

E. Carol Polifroni (Author), Marylouise Welch (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781712017 | ISBN-13: 978-0781712019 | Publication Date: January 15, 1999 | Edition: 1

This book helps you provide a well-rounded doctoral curriculum. The philosophy of science is essential to the core of doctoral study in nursing. This text presents historical and contemporary thinking on this significant subject. Readers will find a wealth of information from a variety of philosophers and conceptualizers of Western science. The text's approach stimulates analysis and reflection for enhanced learning. Coverage straddles the balance between nurse and non-nurse philosophers with discussion and reflective questions, and includes thoughts about nursing as a science and an art. Students will learn to recognize the connection between an understanding of philosophic inquiry and scientific investigation -- or research -- in nursing.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 538 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781712017
• ISBN-13: 978-0781712019
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #724,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)