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Ranganathan: An Outstanding Philosopher of Science


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Presents an approach to scientific method and the criteria for deeming a subject-field as a science. After analysing contributions to this modelling, this paper identifies Ranganathan's spiral of Scientific Method as a basic model to the field which is an elegant approach as that of Thomas Kuhn. Feels that this contribution of Ranganathan is a seminal one.
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G. Bhattacharyva
Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059
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G. Bhattacharyva
Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059, India

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Presents an approach to scientific method and the criteria for deeming a subject-field as a science. After analysing contributions to this modelling, this paper identifies Ranganathan's spiral of Scientific Method as a basic model to the field which is an elegant approach as that of Thomas Kuhn. Feels that this contribution of Ranganathan is a seminal one.