Inexact Science
Inexact Science

Author: Evan Dowbiggin

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1773056662

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A fascinating in-depth analysis of six of the NHL’s most interesting drafts From Guy Lafleur to Sidney Crosby to Connor McDavid, the annual draft of hockey’s most talented young prospects has long been considered the best route to Stanley Cup glory. Inexact Science delivers the remarkable facts behind the six most captivating NHL Drafts ever staged and explores the lessons learned from guessing hockey horoscopes. How did it change the business of the sport? And where is the draft headed next? The authors answer intriguing questions like: What if Montreal in 1971 had chosen Marcel Dionne No. 1 overall and not Guy Lafleur? How exactly is it that Wayne Gretzky went undrafted? How did the Red Wings turn their franchise around so dramatically in the 1989 Draft? Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin also delve into the controversies, innovative ideas, and plain old bad judgment that’s taken place on the draft floor. Always informative and entertaining, Inexact Science encapsulates the many compelling, wild, and unique stories in five-plus decades of NHL Draft history.

Fuzziness and Foundations of Exact and Inexact Sciences
Fuzziness and Foundations of Exact and Inexact Sciences

Author: Kofi Kissi Dompere

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-08-23

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 3642311229

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The monograph is an examination of the fuzzy rational foundations of the structure of exact and inexact sciences over the epistemological space which is distinguished from the ontological space. It is thus concerned with the demarcation problem. It examines exact science and its critique of inexact science. The role of fuzzy rationality in these examinations is presented. The driving force of the discussions is the nature of the information that connects the cognitive relational structure of the epistemological space to the ontological space for knowing. The knowing action is undertaken by decision-choice agents who must process information to derive exact-inexact or true-false conclusions. The information processing is done with a paradigm and laws of thought that constitute the input-output machine. The nature of the paradigm selected depends on the nature of the information structure that is taken as input of the thought processing. Generally, the information structure received from the ontological space is defective from the simple principles of acquaintances and the limitations of cognitive agents operating in the epistemological space. How then do we arrive and claim exactness in our knowledge-production system? The general conclusion of this book is that the conditions of the fuzzy paradigm with its laws of thought and mathematics present a methodological unity of exact and inexact sciences where every zone of thought has fuzzy covering.

The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics
The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics

Author: Daniel M. Hausman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-05-31

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 1009320297

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A comprehensive overview of theoretical economics, its distinctive modeling strategy, applicability, and empirical support.

The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics
The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics

Author: Daniel M. Hausman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-01-31

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780521425230

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the structure, strategy and methods of assessment of orthodox theoretical economics.

Science Outside the Laboratory
Science Outside the Laboratory

Author: Marcel Boumans

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0199388288

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Social science experiments often cannot be analyzed under controlled conditions, as many take place outside a laboratory. None-the-less, measurement provides scientists with a sound basis for collecting and analyzing the results of field research. Science Outside the Laboratory examines the relationship between measurement theory and field investigations through the philosophy of science.

Essays on Philosophy and Economic Methodology
Essays on Philosophy and Economic Methodology

Author: Daniel M. Hausman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-11-27

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780521417402

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection brings together the essays of one of the foremost American philosophers of economics. Cumulatively they offer fresh perspectives on foundational questions such as: what sort of science is economics? and how successful can economists be in acquiring knowledge of their subject matter?

Experts and Consensus in Social Science
Experts and Consensus in Social Science

Author: Carlo Martini

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-11

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 3319085514

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book brings together the research of philosophers, sociologists, and social scientists. It examines those areas of scientific practice where reliance on the subjective judgment of experts and practitioners is the main source of useful knowledge to address and possibly, bring solutions to social problems. A common phenomenon in applications of science is that objective evidence does not point to a single answer or solution, to a problem. Reliance on subjective judgment, then, becomes necessary, despite the known fact that hunches, even those of putative experts, often provide information that is not very accurate, and that experts are prone to fallacies and biases. The book looks at how experts reach consensus in the social sciences, and which experts are relevant to which problems. It aims to answer many questions, the main one being: Can we start building a normative theory of expertise on the basis of the evidence that social scientists, sociologists and philosophers have uncovered?