Philosophy and the sciences of exercise, health and sport : critical perspectives on research methods / edited by Mike McNamee.

Contributor(s):

McNamee, M. J. (Mike J.)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0203506006
9780203506004
0203506006
9786610289721
6610289727
9780415300162
0415300169
9781134421442
1134421443
9781134421398
1134421397
9781134421435
1134421435
9780415353403
0415353408
1280289724
9781280289729

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Philosophy and the sciences of exercise, health and sport.DDC classification:

796/.01 22

LOC classification:

GV558 .P45 2005eb

Other classification:

76.10
ZX 7050

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Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Positivism, Popper and Paradigms: An Introductory Essay in the Philosophy of Science; 2. Must Scientists Think Philosophically About Science?; 3. Can Physiology Be Both Popperian and Ethical?; 4. How Does a Foundational Myth Become Sacred Scientific Dogma?: The Case of A.V. Hill and the Amaerobiosis Controversy; 5. Why Doesn't Sports Psychology Consider Freud?

Summary: Can sports science research ever be 'theory neutral'?What role does 'experience' play in our assessment or statistical data?This unique interdisciplinary study calls on scientists and social scientists involved in the study of sport to reflect critically on the nature and aims of scientific enquiry. Leading researches from physiology, psychology, biomechanics, sociology, philosophy, coaching and statistics address the conceptual debates underpinning research within their respective fields and challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of positivism and reductive science. By bringing toget.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Can sports science research ever be 'theory neutral'?What role does 'experience' play in our assessment or statistical data?This unique interdisciplinary study calls on scientists and social scientists involved in the study of sport to reflect critically on the nature and aims of scientific enquiry. Leading researches from physiology, psychology, biomechanics, sociology, philosophy, coaching and statistics address the conceptual debates underpinning research within their respective fields and challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of positivism and reductive science. By bringing toget.