A Primer in the Philosophy of Science

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For social sciences to flourish as fields of science, those who are in these fields must act like scientists. In order to be effective scientists, they must understand what it means to be scientists. That is why scholars in many social science fields, such as communication, need a closer look at the philosophy of science.

A Primer in the Philosophy of Science serves as an introduction to how social scientists approach research with a scientific mindset. Special attention is given to the study of communication as a science and the fundamental concepts of replication research and valid measurements.