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A philosophical position holding that the scientific method is context-dependent—that its proper form, application, and standards vary with the context of inquiry. Contextualism about the scientific method challenges the assumption that there is a single, universal method that applies在所有 contexts, suggesting instead that what counts as "good science" depends on the questions asked, the phenomena studied, the available tools, and the purposes of inquiry. This position draws on observations that methods appropriate for studying particles differ from those for studying ecosystems; that methods appropriate for basic research differ from those for applied science; that methods appropriate for well-understood domains differ from those for emerging fields. Contextualism doesn't abandon standards; it insists that standards must be appropriate to context. The method is always method-for-a-context.
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