We approach the ‘practice based philosophy of logic’ by examining the practice in one specific area of logic, model theory, over the last century. From this we try to draw lessons not for the philosophy of logic but for the philosophy of mathematics. We argue in fact that the philosophical impact of the developments in mathematical logic during the last half of the twentieth century were obscur...

This paper presents a new philosophical view and methodology for data mining. A framework of explanation oriented data mining is proposed and studied with respect to association mining. The notion of conditional associations is adopted, which explicitly expresses the conditions under which an association occurs. To illustrate the basic ideas, the theory of rough sets is used to construct explan...

In this paper, the author examines phenomenology and hermeneutics as research traditions and proposes a philosophical basis for their use. The author develops an iterative research process model that meets the needs of socio-technical research into technical innovation. This rigorous hybrid methodology is called hermeneutic phenomenology and is shown to be an excellent approach to dealing with ...

This paper outlines the methodology and the basic design principles underlying the development of the ontology suite in the EUfunded project CHRONIOUS, comprising a Middle Layer Ontology for Clinical Care (MLOCC) as well as two domain ontologies, one on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and one on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The article also sketches some major philosophical reflec...

Introduction There is a range of methodological approaches which may be taken to analysing the development process. Here we consider how far postmodernism offers a useful methodological foundation. These two sentences already embody some philosophical principles. The first sentence has elements in common with postmodernism: allowance is made for a range of approaches rather than one best approa...

In this article we aim to demonstrate how Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics may provide a sound methodological framework for researchers using the Delphi Technique (Delphi) in studies exploring health and well-being. Reporting of the use of Delphi in health and well-being research is increasing, but less attention has been given to covering its methodological underpinnings. In Delphi, a str...

realism is one of the main concepts of the philosophy that has several meanings and there is no standard application for it in the philosophical texts. issues and problems concerning this concept are numerous and belong to the several contexts such as ontology, semantics, epistemology, logic, methodology, and ethics. therefore, in the definition of this concept you can find several criterions a...

This paper analyses the fundamental philosophical assumptions of five “contrasting” information systems development (ISD) approaches: the interactionist approach, the speech act-based approach, the soft systems methodology approach, the trade unionist approach, and the professional work practice approach. These five approaches are selected for analysis because they illustrate alternative philos...