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9781009348935: Controlled Experiments (Elements in the Philosophy of Biology)
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ISBN 10: 1009348930 ISBN 13: 9781009348935
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 2025

Sinopsis

Control is a key ingredient of scientific experimentation; arguably, an uncontrolled intervention or manipulation is not even a genuine experiment. Experiments in the life sciences, however, are notoriously difficult to control due to the complexity and variability of living things. This Element discusses general features of controlled experimentation, epistemic and practical aspects, and historical perspectives. It argues that controlled experimentation has a material-technical and a conceptual side. It shifts the focus from control experiments, comparisons with a control, to the broader issue of controlling for background factors as the epistemologically fundamental issue in experimentation. To understand the nature of controlled experimentation, one needs to consider the making – the design phase – of controlled experiments, particularly the conceptualization and treatment of background factors. The making of controlled experiments is at the same time constitutive for the knowledge that can be gained in the experiment, contingent on a research situation, and historically shaped.

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Cambridge University Press
Año de publicación
2025
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ISBN 10 
1009348930
ISBN 13 
9781009348935
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