One has to look at other Theories before one can start finding answers, As suggested by Klein, Myers, 1999, interpretivism approach uses following principles, "The Fundamental Principle of the Hermeneutic Circle which refers to the philosophy of understanding and interpretation, The Principle of Contextualization, The Principle of Interaction between the Researchers and the Subjects, The Principle of Abstraction and Generalization, The Principle of Dialogical Reasoning, The Principle of Multiple
science changing through the cycles of paradigms. However, Kuhn’s idea brought up discussions which involved many questions of what should be considered science. Other philosophers such as Imre Lakatos and Larry Laudan both agreed with the way Kuhn saw science as an irrational process. While they did agree, Lakatos and Laudan both created their own rational view of science
Imre Lakatos in his work “Falsificationism and the Methodology of Scientific Reseaerch Programmes”, stated that “The clash between Popper and Kuhn is not about a mere technical point in epistemology. It concerns our central intellectual values, and has implications not only for theoretical physics but also for the underdeveloped social sciences and even for moral and political philosophy” (Lakatos, 1970). Thus, this Popper-Kuhn debate is regarded as a milestone for philosophy of science in the 20th
it was slowing down the growth of science as everything would at some point end up being falsified and that it would become extremely difficult to advance new theories. Many scientists took part in the battle opposing Kuhn’s and Popper’s ideas. Imre Lakatos for instance was the one who tried to benefit from the conflict between their ideas in order to define a new philosophy combining both sides. His philosophy indeed tried to combine Popper’s view on how theories should be abandoned if proven false
ISHA. P. GHAISAS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY M.A- SEMESTER ONE ROLL. NO- 32 INSTRUMENTALISM The philosophical tradition of “Pragmatism’ started in the early 1870s in the United States of America. The ‘classical pragmatists’ in the field of pragmatism were Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914), William James (1842-1910) and John Dewey (1859-1952). Among these pragmatists, Charles Sanders Peirce, a logician and a philosopher, was known to be the founder of the area of pragmatism. But, however, he published