Aligning Philosophies of Science with Research Approaches



Aligning Philosophies of Science with Research Approaches

Introduction

Philosophy of science is related to the foundations, assumptions, methods, use, merit of science and implications of science. This discipline is often overlapped with epistemology and metaphysics, when it is used in exploring that whether the particular results are based on truth or not. In addition to all these critical issues of science, there are philosophers of science that are considering issues that can be applied to any specific science such as philosophy of physics or philosophy of biology.

On the other hand, the research approaches are also used in exploring, confirming and establishing of results of past studies. These approaches can be used in solving old or new problems, developing new theories and supporting theorems. The main aim of the research work can also be an extension of previous work in any particular field . There are various forms of research works therefore; every research requires distant approach in gathering the true insight of the issues or benefits. It is highly recommended that the philosophies of science and research approaches need to be aligned as it will help in gathering systematic and true results. Both these disciplines will complement each other as there are various factors in these two that can help both the philosophers and researchers in gathering of true facts and figures (Magill, 2006).

Discussion

The approaches to research depend on epistemologies that may differ significantly both between and within sciences and humanities. There are various forms of research such as artistic, economic, social, business, humanities, scientific etc. There are times when philosophers of science use modern outcomes in science to attain the true conclusions related to philosophy. The modern outcomes are based on the research approaches that are used in gathering of facts and figures for ...