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Philosophies of science are perhaps the most covert yet significant forces influencing the direction of change within disciplines. Although the era of logical positivism has waned for many disciplines, newer philosophies may not be satisfactory, especially for the applied disciplines. This article describes an alternative philosophy of science with special significance for nursing. This philosophy was influenced by several of the major existing philosophies, but especially by the paradigmatic view espoused by Thomas Kuhn. The generative philosophy of science was named because of its focus on generating growth among the applied disciplines. Members of these disciplines study questions with social significance and human application. This article defines major concepts, describes relationships among concepts and discusses implications for the development of nursing science and the nursing discipline.
科学哲学或许是影响学科变革方向的最为隐蔽却又最为重要的力量。尽管逻辑实证主义时代在许多学科中已经衰落，但新的哲学可能并不令人满意，尤其是对于应用学科而言。本文描述了一种对护理学具有特殊意义的科学哲学替代方案。这种哲学受到了几种主要的现有哲学的影响，但尤其受到托马斯·库恩所支持的范式观点的影响。科学生成哲学之所以得名，是因为它专注于在应用学科中催生发展。这些学科的成员研究具有社会意义和实际应用价值的问题。本文定义了主要概念，描述了概念之间的关系，并讨论了对护理科学和护理学科发展的影响。
