research; what theoretical perspective lies behind the methodology; and what epistemology informs this theoretical perspective. (Crotty‚ 1998) Before continuing it is important to explain these key terms: Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge‚ which seeks to inform us how we can know the world.’ (Jary and Jary: Dictionary of Sociology‚ 1991) In the context of social research‚ epistemology is the form of proof one requires to justify a claim to knowledge about
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knowing and doing”. He further expanded this definition to include philosophy of life‚ ideology‚ and faith or religion. According to Nash (1999)‚ there are at least five clusters of worldview beliefs‚ namely‚ God‚ metaphysics (ultimate reality)‚ epistemology (knowledge)‚ ethics and philosophical anthropology (human nature). The first question you ask yourself when you think about theology is whether or not there is a God. The next question might be what is the nature of God ?. If you believe there
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1.What is epistemology and why does it matter? Epistemology is the study of knowledge. It matters because without a firm foundation for knowledge‚ every academic endeaver begins to collapse. 3. What is Rationalism? Rationalism is the part of philosophy that our foundation for knowledge is found within reason. 4. Who are the three main Rationalists and where did they come from? Rene Descartes‚ Baruch Spinoza‚ Gottfried Leibniz. Descartes was French and from the Dutch Republic. Spinoza
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interest in human morality‚ their outlook regarding the subject of Truth differs greatly. The sophists were sceptics on the matter of the existence of eternal Truth‚ whilst to Socrates Truth was an absolute. This can be clearly seen in their varying epistemologies. The Sophists were a group of intellectuals that travelled extensively throughout the Mediterranean and brought to Athens new customs and thoughts. They all held various positions on the matter but were all tied together by one definite claim;
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Cited: Elgin‚ C. Z. (2005). Non-foundationalist Epistemology: Holism‚ Coherence‚ and Tenability. Malden: Blackwell. Fumerton. (2006). Epistemology. Malden: Blackwell. Klein. (n.d.). Human Knowledge and the Infinite Regress of Reasons. Retrieved March 15‚ 2012‚ from Philosophy and Religion Department Montclair State University: http://chss2.montclair.edu/prdept/HK.htm Plantinga‚ A. (2010). Reformed Epistemology. Wiley-Blackwell: Oxford.
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“monstrous-feminine”’ in different guises: ‘the archaic mother‚ woman as monstrous womb‚ woman as the witch‚ for instance-while others address them matters of sexual desire-the femme castratice and the vagina dentata’. The woman and her capacity to disturb normal ontology to give birth fascinate‚ repulse and intrigue. From the psychoanalytic viewpoint‚ the monstrosity of the maternal body is ambiguous‚ a ‘man’s fear of woman linked to the belief that the mother is castrated’ (Freud cited in Vachhani 653). Creed postulates
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Focus groups are a prominent method of enquiry‚ regularly used within the field of social science and in particular‚ qualitative research. The focus group practice involves a number of participants having an open discussion on a specific topic‚ set by a researcher. The researcher acts as a moderator to aid discussion by using probes to collect desirable data. This process is recorded and transcripts are used to interpret and analyse given information. Carson et al (2001‚ p.114) refers to focus
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Plato’s youth the philosopher-to-be became familiar with the doctrines of Cratylus‚ a student of Heraclitus‚ who‚ along with other Presocratic thinkers such as Pythagoras and Parmenides‚ provided Plato with the foundations of his metaphysics and epistemology. Upon meeting Socrates‚ however‚ Plato directed his inquiries toward the question of virtue. The development of a noble quality was to be before all else. Indeed‚ it
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beliefs and higher order thinking. The authors expanded their research to a larger outside population with varying degrees of education‚ a wide range of ages as well as diverse life experiences. Most epistemological researchers thought of personal epistemology as a complex‚ one-dimensional belief (Schommer-Aikins‚ 2002). Schommer‚ in earlier studies‚ conceived of these beliefs
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01-Creswell (RD)-45593:01-Creswell (RD)-45593.qxd 6/20/2008 4:36 PM Page 5 The Selection of a Research Design 5 THREE COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN A DESIGN Two important components in each definition are that the approach to research involves philosophical assumptions as well as distinct methods or procedures. Research design‚ which I refer to as the plan or proposal to conduct research‚ involves the intersection of philosophy‚ strategies of inquiry‚ and specific methods. A framework
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