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Empiricism
Research Paper # 109608
Empiricism
This paper offers an understanding of empiricism, as it compares to naturalism as a theoretical principle of scientific discovery.
2,097 words (approx. 8.4 pages) |
8 sources |
MLA | 2008
Paper Summary:
The paper discusses the development of metatheoretical realism and its application to international politics. The paper looks at how empiricism moves into logical positivism, a conglomerate theory that answers many of the questions regarding how theory can be applied to both natural and social science research. The paper then discusses interpretivism that is decidedly an oppositional approach to "scientific" and empirical exploration. The paper also examines the theory of constructivism in international politics.Outline:
Introduction
Empiricism Compared
Metatheoretical Realism a Contrary Concept
Logical Positivism
Interpretivism and Constructivism
Constructivism in International Politics
Conclusion
From the Paper:
"According to some social scientists, empiricism is the only truly scientific basis for social science research. This assertion is made with the purpose of understanding that empiricism does not rely on reason as its guiding principle but instead relies upon direct observation of phenomena as it occurs in nature. Some argue that the natural sciences and the social sciences are distinctly different, in content and therefore require differing scientific theories to develop realistic concepts to explain phenomena, while others argue that the natural laws, can be applied to both the social and natural worlds, and therefore such discovery cannot be eliminated as "unscientific.""Sample of Sources Used:
- Bhaskar, Roy. The Possibility of Naturalism. New York: Routledge, 1998.
- Bevir, Mark. New Labour: A Critique. London: Routledge, 2005.
- Brown, Andrew, Steve Fleetwood, and John Michael Roberts, eds. Critical Realism and Marxism. London: Routledge, 2002.
- Hume, David. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: And Selections from a Treatise of Human Nature. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 1921.
- Keat, Russell and John Urry. Social Theory as Science. London: Routledge, 1983.
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Empiricism (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Empiricism/109608
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"Empiricism" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Empiricism/109608>
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