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Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis
Carl Gustav Hempel brought our attention to 19(th) century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his investigations in “systematic discovery” of solution to a “scientific problem.” The historical account of Semmelweis provided an impetus for Hempel to ponder upon the role of “induction” in “scien...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29302516 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_61_17 |
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description | Carl Gustav Hempel brought our attention to 19(th) century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his investigations in “systematic discovery” of solution to a “scientific problem.” The historical account of Semmelweis provided an impetus for Hempel to ponder upon the role of “induction” in “scientific inquiry.” By considering various conjectures, Hempel examined through this case, how a hypothesis once proposed is tested and rejected on the basis of test implication. Somewhere around this account lies the lesson for family practitioners of modern age in how to fight age-old-dogmatic beliefs with simple answers, but the ones that require appreciation from larger academia. |
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spelling | pubmed-57490552018-01-04 Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis Raza, Syed Ahsan J Family Med Prim Care Commentary Carl Gustav Hempel brought our attention to 19(th) century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his investigations in “systematic discovery” of solution to a “scientific problem.” The historical account of Semmelweis provided an impetus for Hempel to ponder upon the role of “induction” in “scientific inquiry.” By considering various conjectures, Hempel examined through this case, how a hypothesis once proposed is tested and rejected on the basis of test implication. Somewhere around this account lies the lesson for family practitioners of modern age in how to fight age-old-dogmatic beliefs with simple answers, but the ones that require appreciation from larger academia. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5749055/ /pubmed/29302516 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_61_17 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Commentary Raza, Syed Ahsan Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis |
title | Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis |
title_full | Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis |
title_fullStr | Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis |
title_full_unstemmed | Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis |
title_short | Theory of scientific investigation by Hempel and a case of Semmelweis |
title_sort | theory of scientific investigation by hempel and a case of semmelweis |
topic | Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29302516 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_61_17 |
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