What we know and believe about the world is based on religious tradition, mythology, etc. What we know and believe is based on reason What we know is based on science--what we discover and experience We create what we know-- Knowledge or reality is socially created Knowledge or reality is objective Quasi- Objective Quasi-Objective Knowledge or reality is relative
Logical empiricists Philosophical hermeneutics Positivists Rationalists Post empiricists Scientific method, rules, procedures, proofs, hypotheses, etc. Senses guarantee truth knowledge claims Reason is the primary method of defining truth and knowledge Knowledge is defined by interpretation Meanings determine facts, created reality
Logical empiricists Philosophical hermeneutics Positivists Rationalists Post empiricists Scientific method Senses guarantee truth knowledge claims Reason is the primary method of defining truth and knowledge Knowledge is defined by interpretation Meanings determine facts, created reality Quantitative (confirms or validates theories) Qualitative (generates theories)
Logical empiricists Philosophical hermeneutics Positivists Rationalists Post empiricists Scientific method Senses guarantee truth knowledge claims Reason is the primary method of defining truth and knowledge Knowledge is defined by interpretation Meanings determine facts, created reality Quantitative (confirms or validates theories) Qualitative (discovers or generates theories) Deductive Inductive
Logical empiricists Philosophical hermeneutics Positivists Rationalists Post empiricists Scientific method Senses guarantee truth knowledge claims Reason is the primary method of defining truth and knowledge Knowledge is defined by interpretation Meanings determine facts, created reality Quantitative (confirms or validates theories) Qualitative (discovers or generates theories) Deductive Inductive Biology, physics, math, chemistry, etc. Anthropology, sociology, education, history, etc.
Logical empiricists Philosophical hermeneutics Positivists Rationalists Post empiricists Scientific method Senses guarantee truth knowledge claims Reason is the primary method of defining truth and knowledge Knowledge is defined by interpretation Meanings determine facts, created reality Quantitative (confirms or validates theories) Qualitative (discovers or generates theories) Deductive Inductive Biology, physics, math, chemistry, etc. Anthropology, sociology, education, history, etc. Scientific method (dependent and independent variables, random sampling, etc.), proofs, hypotheses, standardized tests, inferential statistics Interviews, open ended surveys, direct observation, document analysis, naturalistic inquiry, philosophical inquiry