| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sports sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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Exercise -- Research -- Methodology
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Sports -- Health aspects -- Research -- Methodology
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Exercise -- Health aspects -- Research -- Methodology
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Sports Psychology.
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Sports sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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Sport
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Philosophie
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Sport.
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Filosofische aspecten.
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Gezondheid.
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Onderzoeksmethoden.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McNamee, M. J. (Mike J.)
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| ISBN |
0203506006 |
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9780203506004 |
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0203506006 |
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9786610289721 |
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6610289727 |
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9780415300162 |
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0415300169 |
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9781134421442 |
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1134421443 |
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9781134421398 |
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1134421397 |
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9781134421435 |
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1134421435 |
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9780415353403 |
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0415353408 |
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1280289724 |
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9781280289729 |
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