Problems and Scientific Research: Exploring the Inquiry of Problemology

Author: Lin Dingyi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a product of the National Social Science Fund of China "Project of the Academic Fund of the Social Sciences of China." The "Problemology" theory constructed in this book features clear concepts, a rigorous theoretical structure, and problems that align well with the historical and practical processes of scientific research. The arguments presented are both profound and extensive, offering significant inspirational and practical value for the development of disciplines such as scientific methodology, scientific management theory, scientific sociology, and scientific psychology. Compared to the initial manuscript submitted to the Academic Fund of the Social Sciences of China, this published version has undergone numerous revisions, and the chapter titles have also been changed. Mainly, it includes an additional Chapter "Background"; an additional Chapter 2 "The Call for Establishing Problemology; Concepts of Problemology"; necessary supplements to the fundamental theoretical issue of 'The Structure of Scientific Problems'; treats 'Problem-Solving Rules' as one of the basic elements of problem structure; significant revisions and supplements to 'General Patterns of Problem Decomposition in Scientific Research'; important supplements to 'Difficulty and Value Evaluation of Problems in Science'; and, in addition, an appendix titled "Problemology and Systems Engineering Methodology."