Philosophy and the sciences of exercise, health and sport : critical perspectives on research methods / edited by Mike McNamee

1. Positivism, Popper and Paradigms: An Introductory Essay in the Philosophy of Science;
2. Must Scientists Think Philosophically About Science?;
3. Can Physiology Be Both Popperian and Ethical?;
4. How Does a Foundational Myth Become Sacred Scientific Dogma?: The Case of A.V. Hill and the Amaerobiosis Controversy;
5. Why Doesn't Sports Psychology Consider Freud?
6. Do Statistical Methods Replace Reasoning in Exercise Science Research?
7. What are the Limitations of Experimental and Theoretical Approaches in Sports Biomechanics?;
8. Can We Trust Rehydration Research?;
9. Is Sport and Exercise Science a Man's Game?;
10. Autoethnography: Self-indulgence or Rigorous Methodology?;
11. Is Investigative Sociology Just Investigative Journalism?;
12. Is Research with and on Students Ethically Defensible?
13. Obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome: What are the choices for prevention in the twenty-first century?

Includes index