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Foundations and Practice of Research: Adventures with Dooyeweerd's Philosophy book cover

1st Edition

Foundations and Practice of Research Adventures with Dooyeweerd's Philosophy

By Andrew Basden Copyright 2020
378 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge
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Many of the issues on which meaningful research is founded are seldom discussed; for example, the role of everyday experience, diversity and coherence of meaning in the world, the meaningfulness and wider mandate of research, the very nature and validity of theoretical thought, and the deep presuppositions of philosophy and how they undermine the success of research. Such questions are... Read more

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

1-1. ADVENTURES WITH DOOYEWEERD'S PHILOSOPHY

1-2. RESEARCH

1-2.1 The Mandate of Research

1-2.2 Clarifying Concepts Used in This Book

1-2.3 Some Requirements for Research

1-2.4 Research Content, Activity and Application

1-2.5 Range of Fields

1-3. PRACTICE

1-4. FOUNDATIONS

1-4.1 Foundations of Research

1-4.2 Philosophy

1-4.3 Dooyeweerd and Philosophy

1-4.4 Resources

1-5. GUIDE FOR READERS　

1-5.1 The Structure of the Book

1-5.2 Some Tips on Reading

PART I

Chapter 2. Research and Everyday Experience

2-1. SOME PRELIMINARIES

2-1.1 Differences Between Research and Everyday Experience

2-1.2 Relationships Between Research and Everyday Experience

2-2. THE RESEARCHER-WORLD RELATIONSHIPS: DETACHED OR PARTICIPANT OBSERVER?

2-2.1 Is Detached Observer Possible?

2-2.2 Is Detached Observer Desirable?

2-2.3 Dooyeweerd's View of the Researcher-World Relationship

2-3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEORETICAL AND PRE-THEORETICAL THINKING

2-3.1 Is Neutral Theoretical Thinking Desirable?

2-3.2 Is Neutral Theoretical Thinking Possible?

2-3.3 Dooyeweerd's View of Theoretical and Pre-theoretical Thinking

2-4. THE VALUE OF THEORETICAL AND PRE-THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

2-5. UNDERSTANDING EVERYDAY, PRE-THEORETICAL EXPERIENCE

2-5.1 Interest.../part contents

Biography

Andrew Basden is Professor of Human Factors and Philosophy in Information Systems at the University of Salford, UK. He has been active in research for 40 of the past 50 years, informed by 12 years of professional practice.

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