Background
Phillips, Denis Charles was born on January 4, 1938 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Came to the United States, 1974. Son of Charles Walter and Anne (Sherman) Phillips.
(The (Expanded)Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a num...)
The (Expanded)Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a number of important theoretical and philosophical issues in the social sciences from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science. The book discusses and critiques the various arguments that purport to establish that it is a mistake to believe that a naturalistic social science- i.e. social science that in some way resembles the natural sciences- can be produced. It is intended to guide social scientists-researchers, teachers, and students-so that they will not fall victim to the beasts they will encounter in the course of their inquiries. Such beasts include holism, post-positivistic work in the philosophy of science, Kuhnian relativism, the denial of objectivity and value neutrality, hermeneutics and several others, both good and bad. This expanded and revised edition contains four new chapters tackling such contemporary beasts as Popperian rules, narrative research, and various forms of constructivism. The chapters presented in this volume are, as far as possible, self-contained so that each chapter can be consulted without the necessity of having read the others, thus making this volume an invaluable guide for faculty members and graduate students in the whole of the social sciences and related applied fields.
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(The Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a number of imp...)
The Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a number of important theoretical and philosophical issues in the social sciences from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science. It is intended to guide social scientists - researchers, teachers and students - so that they will not fall victim to the beasts they will encounter in the course of their enquiries. Such beasts include holism, post-positivistic work in the philosophy of science, Kuhnian relativism, the denial of objectivity, hermeneutics and several others, both good and bad.
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Phillips, Denis Charles was born on January 4, 1938 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Came to the United States, 1974. Son of Charles Walter and Anne (Sherman) Phillips.
Bachelor of Science, University Melbourne, 1958. Bachelor of Education, University Melbourne, 1961. Master of Education, University Melbourne, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Melbourne, 1968.
Teacher high school Victoria Education Department, 1959-1963. From lecturer to associate professor Monash University, Melbourne, 1967-1974. From associate professor to professor Stanford (California) University, since 1974.
Visiting professor Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 1991.
(The (Expanded)Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a num...)
(The Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a number of imp...)
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Fellow Philosophy of Education Society (president 1990-1991). Member American Association of University Professors (chapter president 1983-1985, 91-92), American Educational Research Association, Philosophy of Science Association.
Married Mara Jana Kallas, December 19, 1962 (divorced 1978). Children: Russell, Darryl, Allison.