Developing Nursing Knowledge
This text offers a comprehensive discussion of philosophies that are relevant to the conceptualization and development of the knowledge base and discipline of nursing. Coverage progresses from classical philosophy to the rationalism of Descartes, the roots of modern science in British empiricism, the evolution of modern science, and the concept of interpretive inquiry. Also included are chapters on the knowledge-practice connection and models for nursing knowledge development. This book...
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This text offers a comprehensive discussion of philosophies that are relevant to the conceptualization and development of the knowledge base and discipline of nursing. Coverage progresses from classical philosophy to the rationalism of Descartes, the roots of modern science in British empiricism, the evolution of modern science, and the concept of interpretive inquiry. Also included are chapters on the knowledge-practice connection and models for nursing knowledge development.
Ch. 1Understanding nursing knowledge1Ch. 2Knowledge in classical philosophy19Ch. 3Knowledge from within : the rationalism of Descartes35Ch. 4The road to modern science : British empiricism47Ch. 5The transcendental idealism of Immanual Kant67Ch. 6Modern science : mirror of reality83Ch. 7Science in context : historicist conceptualizations of science97Ch. 8Conceptual repertoires and leaps115Ch. 9The postmodern turn131Ch. 10Interpretive inquiry : the mirror cracked145Ch. 11Feminism and science161Ch. 12Problems and practicalities in developing nursing knowledge173Ch. 13Models for nursing knowledge development187Ch. 14The future of nursing knowledge199App. APhilosophy timeline209App. BBiographical statements for major philosophers213App. CSelected philosophy Internet links219
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