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Forschungsmethoden und Erkenntnispotential: Natur- und Sozialwissenschaften im Vergleich

Research methods and cognitive potential: comparison of natural and social sciences
[working paper]

Mayntz, Renate

Corporate Editor
Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung

Abstract

"Alle Wissenschaften, die nachprüfbare Aussagen über reale Phänomene machen wollen, müssen in der Lage sein, diese zu erfassen. In vielen naturwissenschaftlichen Forschungsgebieten hat der ständige Fortschritt in der Mess- und Beobachtungstechnik zu einer kumulativen Wissensentwicklung geführt. I... view more

"Alle Wissenschaften, die nachprüfbare Aussagen über reale Phänomene machen wollen, müssen in der Lage sein, diese zu erfassen. In vielen naturwissenschaftlichen Forschungsgebieten hat der ständige Fortschritt in der Mess- und Beobachtungstechnik zu einer kumulativen Wissensentwicklung geführt. In den Sozialwissenschaften hat es dagegen aufgrund der Beschaffenheit ihrer Erkenntnisobjekte nur vergleichsweise geringe technisch bedingte Fortschritte bei ihrem beobachtenden und messenden Erfassen gegeben. Hier findet der Wissensfortschritt deshalb weniger durch immer tiefenschärferes Beobachten und genaueres Messen als im Bereich der Datenauswertung und der theoretischen Interpretation statt. Dabei spielt moderne Forschungstechnik in Gestalt des Computers eine wichtige Rolle. Da der Computer auch in den Naturwissenschaften schwergewichtig bei der Auswertung empirischer Daten eingesetzt wird, hat diese Form der Forschungstechnik heute für den Erkenntnisfortschritt in Natur- und Sozialwissenschaften eine vergleichbar große Bedeutung." [Autorenreferat]... view less


"All empirical sciences must be able to observe and measure their objects of cognition. In many natural sciences, steady progress in research technology has led to cumulative advances in scientific knowledge. Due to the nature of social phenomena, technical artifacts and procedures cannot signifi... view more

"All empirical sciences must be able to observe and measure their objects of cognition. In many natural sciences, steady progress in research technology has led to cumulative advances in scientific knowledge. Due to the nature of social phenomena, technical artifacts and procedures cannot significantly improve scientific observation and measurement in the social sciences. Here scientific progress follows from advances in data evaluation and interpretation rather than from increases in observation and measurement. It is in the evaluation phase of the research process that technology, in the form of the modern computer, has become important for social science development. Since the computer is used for data analysis also in the natural sciences, this particular research technology bridges the methodological divide between natural and social sciences, playing a similarly important role in both." [author's abstract]... view less

Keywords
research; empirical research; empirical social research; natural sciences; social science; computer; method

Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods

Document language
German

Publication Year
2005

City
Köln

Page/Pages
15 p.

Series
MPIfG Discussion Paper, 05/7

ISSN
0944-2073

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

Data providerThis metadata entry was indexed by the Special Subject Collection Social Sciences, USB Cologne


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