References: Bryman‚ A. (1984). The debate about quantitative and qualitative research: A question of method or epistemology. The British Journal of Sociology‚ 35‚ 75-92. Englehardt‚ H. (1979). Clinical Judgment: A Critical Appraisal. Boston‚ Massachusetts: D. Riedel Publishing Company. Fawcett‚ J.‚ Watson‚ J.‚ Walkers‚ P. H.‚ & Fitzpatrick‚ J. (2001). On nursing theories
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that researchers agree on‚ that they rely on to give us acceptable research practices. Methodological principles further enable researchers to attain knowledge by providing the researchers with necessary techniques or tools. 3.2 EPISTEMOLOGY OF THE STUDY Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which studies the nature of knowledge and truth – with what and how we know and the limits of human understanding. It comes from the Greek words episteme (knowledge) and logos (theory). Epistemologists explore
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PHILISOPHICAL INQUIRY: What is philosophy? “The love of wisdom.” Metaphysics: the theory of reality. What is real? Epistemology: the theory of knowledge. What does it mean to “know?” Value-theory: the study of value. What gives something value...over something else? Logic: The principles of right reasoning. What principles do we use? All of these do not stand independent from each other...they all mix. September 25: Abstractions: CH9 Is Fido an abstraction? Dog is a category
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Love and the three epistemologies: What is epistemology? Using my own “common sense”‚ I would say it’s the study of how we know. It is the ways of knowing. We use it to understand our reality. To get an even better understanding‚ we can reference the definition from Dictionary.com‚ which states: “EPISTEMOLOGY: A branch of philosophy that investigates the origin‚ nature‚ methods‚ and limits of human knowledge.” The World English Dictionary words it like so: “The theory of knowledge‚ the
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science in the Western world since the time of Newton‚ Galileo and Descartes. However‚ as medical science proved its effectiveness in treating the human body‚ the mental and spiritual aspects of healing fell by the wayside. The reincorporation of metaphysics‚ an idea‚ doctrine‚ or posited reality outside of human sense perception‚ into the medical practice can evoke true healing. Metaphysical medicine is described as “the causes and treatment of disease believed to arise from pathologies of what is
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the title explicitly refers only to Indian philosophy‚ religion and literature‚ nevertheless the volume also incorporates—in accordance with the maxim: ——the results of research in ancient and modern culture‚ religiosity‚ rationalistic attitudes‚ axiology‚ intercultural exchange of ideas‚ language as communicative groundwork‚ concepts of personality and society‚ the notion of freedom and liberation etc. The issues discussed in the essays pertain to various aspects of Indian poetry and poetics‚
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of the “What Is your Philosophy” I am a philosopher of Metaphysics. If asked directly I would say my interest scatter across a wide spectrum‚ but these results help me to better categorize my interest‚ and I would have to say‚ Metaphysics is one of my personal strong interests. In Fact any questions or answers related to being or existence usually gets my full attention. This branch of philosophy is covers two basic questions of metaphysics: What is being? Or‚ What are its fundamental features and
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Which pattern of knowing do you believe is the most important to your current practice of nursing? Defend your answer. The patterns of knowing nursing denote the importance in meeting goals and developing effective outcomes in nursing practice. Among Carper’s pattern of knowing‚ the most important focus in my job‚ which is in the Children Cancer Unit‚ is personal knowing. Carper describes personal knowing as being affected with the knowing‚ encountering and symbolizing of the individual self (Johns
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Cited: "What Is the Essence of Being Human?" Philosophy Forums. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://forums.philosophyforums.com/threads/what-is-the-essence-of-being-human-31779.html>. "Epistemology - Credo Reference Topic." Credo Reference Home. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://www.credoreference.com/topic/epistemology>. "What Is an Ontology?" Stanford Knowledge Systems‚ AI Laboratory. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://www-ksl.stanford.edu/kst/what-is-an-ontology.html>.
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Kulchyski’s concept of aboriginal rights‚ and Mignolo’s ideas of dignity‚ I will argue that through individual dignity comes indigenous sovereignty‚ and thus the break-away from Colonial Matrix of Power. Furthermore‚ I will discuss Mignolo’s ‘Zero Point Epistemologies’ – how they exist all in the same time and same conditions‚ but are all very different‚ and do not make one
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