Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Reviewers -- Reviewers, First Edition -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Reference -- Share Philosophy of Science for Nursing Practice: Concepts and Applications, Second Edition -- Section I: The Practice Discipline -- Chapter 1: What Is a Practice Discipline? -- What is Practice? -- Practice Boundaries -- The Nature of Practice: An Emphasis on the Interpersonal -- What is a Discipline? -- Disciplinary Boundaries -- A Practice Discipline as a Profession: An Emphasis on the Ethical -- Moving Toward a Definition of a Contemporary Professional Practice Discipline -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Nursing as a Practice Discipline -- The Evolutionary Identity of Nursing as a Practice Discipline -- 1910: First a “Field” -- 1960s: A Practice Discipline Begins to Emerge -- 2015: New Energy, New Tension—A DNP Degree Surges -- The Nature of Disciplinary Nursing Practice -- Basic and Professional Nursing Practice -- A Distinction: Advanced Practice Nursing Versus Advanced Nursing Practice -- Valuing Direct and Indirect Nursing Functions and Roles Differently -- Beyond the MSN: Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Philosophy of Science in a Practice Discipline -- A Nursing Perspective -- Philosophy of Science in a Practice Discipline -- Philosophy of Science in the Discipline of Nursing -- Philosophy of Science in the DNP Curriculum -- A Philosophy Perspective -- Philosophy of Science in a Practice Discipline -- Philosophy of Science in the Discipline of Nursing -- Philosophy of Science in the DNP Curriculum -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Section II: Philosophy of Science Principles and Concepts for a Practice Discipline -- Chapter 4: Philosophy and Philosophizing -- Philosophy and its Misconceptions -- Philosophizing and Philosophical Issues: Lessons from the Euthyphro -- Concepts -- Logical Connections -- Critical and Speculative Philosophy -- The Philosophical Attitude: Rejecting Dogmatism and Inviting Critique -- The Solitary Philosopher Versus the Collaborative Philosopher -- Five Traditional Branches of Philosophy -- Metaphysics -- Epistemology -- Ethics -- Aesthetics -- Logic -- Philosophy Of . . . -- A Little Logic -- Statements and Arguments -- Deductive Arguments -- Inductive Arguments -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5: The Scientific Revolution -- What Is Science? How About When is Science? -- Modern Science -- Mathematization -- Experimentation -- Religion, Culture, and Politics -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- References -- Chapter 6: 100 Years of the Philosophy of Science: A Historical Overview -- Logical Positivism -- Empiricism -- Positivism -- Central Ideas -- Karl Popper -- Thomas Kuhn -- Philosophy of Science After Kuhn -- The Sociology of Science -- Feminism and Science -- The Science Wars -- .
Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7: What Is Science? The Problem of Demarcation -- The Purpose(s) of Science -- Logical Positivism: Science is Verifiability -- Popper: Science is Falsifiability -- Kuhn: Science is Puzzle Solving -- Imre Lakatos: Science is a Research Program(S) -- Paul Feyerabend: Science is Anarchism -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Note -- References -- Chapter 8: Scientific Methodology -- The Problem of Induction -- Causality -- Hypothetico-Deductivism -- Probability Theory -- Classical Probability -- Subjective Probability and Bayes’ Theorem -- The Hypothetico-Deductive Method -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9: Observation: The Scientific Gaze -- Some Conventional Notions -- The Presumptions of Empiricism -- Problems with Empiricism -- A Paradigm Case: Terri Schiavo -- Some Basic Problems -- Further Problems -- Observing Persistent Vegetative State -- Summary: Can Objectivity be Saved? -- Questions for Reflection -- Note -- References -- Chapter 10: Theory and Reality -- Just a Theory -- The Epistemology of Scientific Theorizing -- The Metaphysics of Science -- Scientific Realism -- Antirealism -- The Problems of Empiricism -- Constructive Empiricism -- Postmodernism and Reality -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- References -- Chapter 11: Explanation and Laws -- The Deductive-Nomological Model -- Laws -- Back to the D-N Model -- The Inductive-Statistical (I-S) Model -- The Causal Model -- Problems of Inferential Explanation -- The Pragmatic Model of Explanation -- The Unification Model of Explanation -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Note -- References -- Chapter 12: The Feminist Critique of Science -- Difference and Superiority -- How Might a Feminist Answer Professor Higgins? -- Traditional (Male) Science as Exclusionary Science -- Women’s Contributions to Science -- The Lack of Woman Scientists -- Misrepresentation and Neglect by Scientific Research -- The Hostility of Science Toward Women -- Feminist Epistemology: Do Women Really Think Differently from Men? -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Note -- References -- Chapter 13: Philosophy of Social Science -- The Centrality of Human Action -- Intentionality -- Hermeneutic Science -- Theory and Social Science -- Ethics and Social Science -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Note -- References -- Chapter 14: Philosophies of Social Science -- Rational Choice Theory -- Hobbes, Bentham, and Mill -- Marginalism -- Game Theory -- Functionalism -- Meaning and Application -- Criticisms -- Hermeneutics -- Gadamer -- Ricoeur -- Phenomenology -- Phenomenological Experience -- Phenomenology and Social Science -- Criticisms -- Critical Theory -- Marxism and Freudianism -- Critique of Modern Rationality -- Criticism -- Postmodernism -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Section III: From Philosophy of Science to Nursing Science -- Chapter 15: The 100-.
Year Path to Nursing Science, 1910 to 2010: With Epilogue, 2010 to 2015 -- A 100-Year History of Nursing Science—What was being Published? -- The Nursing Field Circa 1910 -- Nursing: A “Field” Technically becomes a “Profession,” Circa 1935 -- On the Precipice of a “Discipline” and the Rise of Modern Nursing, Circa 1960 -- The Scientific Discipline of Nursing Emerges, Circa 1985 -- A Critical Juncture for Nursing Knowledge Development, Circa 2010 -- Contemporary Nursing Science Meeting the Health needs of a Nation -- Summary -- Epilogue, 2010 to 2015 -- Optional Set of Critical Thinking Exercises: Is this Nursing Science? -- Group Project -- Critical Thinking Exercise Questions -- Critical Thinking Exercise Questions -- Critical Thinking Exercise Questions -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16: Next Steps Toward Practice Knowledge Development: An Emerging Epistemology in Nursing -- What Kind of Nursing Knowledge should DNP Graduates Produce? -- Is it “Practice Inquiry”? -- Is it “Actionable Knowledge”? -- Is it “Mode 2 Knowledge”? -- Or is it “Practice Knowledge”? -- Conceptualizing Practice Knowledge -- A Proposed Model for Scientific Inquiry in Nursing -- How to Best Operationalize Practice Knowledge in DNP Programs -- Differentiating Phd, Hybrid, and Professional Practice or Clinical Doctorate Programs -- Summary -- Questions for Reflection -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A: Sample Philosophy of Science Syllabus -- Required Textbooks/Supplies -- Course Description -- Course Objectives -- Attendance/Participation -- Methods of Evaluation -- Assignments -- Article Analysis -- Group Project -- Term Paper -- Discussion Board and Wimba -- Grading Scale -- Letter Grade/Numerical Grade -- Class Topical Outline -- Module I -- Module II -- Module III -- Module IV -- Module V -- Disability Statement -- Academic Integrity -- Appendix B: Suggestions for Syllabi Using Philosophy of Science for Nursing Practice -- Semester Schedule -- Quarter Schedule -- Appendix C: Glossary of Philosophical Terms -- Index -- .
