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This clearly written and provocative text outlines the wide range of epistemological and metaphysical pillars of research.
In a clear, easy to follow style, the reader is guided through an array of concepts that are defined, explained and made simple. With the aid of helpful examples and case studies, the book challenges the prevailing modes of thinking about qualitative inquiry by showcasing an immense variety of philosophical frameworks. Armed with a strong understanding of this philosophical backbone, students will be able to choose and defend a 'pick and mix' of research methods that will uniquely complement their research.
Empiricism
Rationalism
Realism
Skepticism
Idealism
Positivism
Post-positivism
Idea-ism
Hermeneutics
Phenomenology
Social Ontology
Quantum Mechanics
Essential reading for new and experienced researchers, this 'must' for any social science bookshelf will help unlock a new level of research creativity.
Contents
Part I: Qualitative Inquiry and Philosophy
Introduction: Situating Metaphysics and Epistemology in Qualitative Research
Part II: Key Epistemological and Metaphysical Problems
In Search of Truths: Empiricism Versus Rationalism
Scepticism, Idea-ism and Idealism
German Idealism, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics
Realism, its Varieties and Contenders
Part III: Intangible Realities
Social Ontology
Quantum Reality: Contemporary Views of the Things-in-Themselves
Part IV: Philosophy in Qualitative Research
Conclusions: On Academic Creativity and Philosophical and Methodological Freedom
