Comparing the Epistemologies of Scientific Disciplines in Two Distinct Domains: Modern Physics versus Social Sciences: I. The Epistemology and Knowledge Characteristics of the Physical Sciences

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 199-209

  Van Gigch, John P ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemologies, comparison of; Epistemology; Knowledge, characteristics of; Modern physics, epistemology of; Social sciences, epistemology of

Indexed keywords

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EPISTEMOLOGIES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0142053956     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.465     Document Type: Article

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