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Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research provides a
comprehensive examination of the philosophical foundations of mixed
methods research. It offers new defences of the seven main
approaches to mixed methods (the pragmatist approach, the
transformative approach, the indigenous approach, the dialectical
approach, the dialectical pluralist approach, the performative
approach, and the realist approach) written by leading mixed
methods researchers. Each approach is accompanied by critical
reflections chapter from philosophers’ point of view. The book
shows the value of the use of mixed methods from a philosophical
point of view, and offers a systematic and critical examination of
these positions and approaches from a philosophical point of view.
The volume also offers a platform to promote a dialogue between
mixed methods researchers and philosophers of science, and provides
foundations for further research and teaching of this hotly debated
topic. This volume is ideal for researchers and advanced students,
and anyone who is interested in research methods and the social
sciences more generally.
This book offers an integrated historical and philosophical
examination of the origin of genetics. The author contends that an
integrated HPS analysis helps us to have a better understanding of
the history of genetics, and sheds light on some general issues in
the philosophy of science. This book consists of three parts. It
begins with historical problems, revisiting the significance of the
work of Mendel, de Vries, and Weldon. Then it turns to integrated
HPS problems, developing an exemplar-based analysis of the
development and the progress in early genetics. Finally, it
discusses philosophical problems: conceptual change, evidence, and
theory choice. Part I lays out a new historiography, serving as a
basis for the discussions in part II and part III. Part II
introduces a new integrated HPS method to analyse and interpret the
historiography in Part I and to re-examine the philosophical issues
in Part III. Part III develops new philosophical accounts which
will in turn make a better sense of the history of scientific
practice more generally. This book provides a practical defence of
integrated HPS: the best way to defend integrated HPS is to do it.
Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research provides a
comprehensive examination of the philosophical foundations of mixed
methods research. It offers new defences of the seven main
approaches to mixed methods (the pragmatist approach, the
transformative approach, the indigenous approach, the dialectical
approach, the dialectical pluralist approach, the performative
approach, and the realist approach) written by leading mixed
methods researchers. Each approach is accompanied by critical
reflections chapter from philosophers’ point of view. The book
shows the value of the use of mixed methods from a philosophical
point of view, and offers a systematic and critical examination of
these positions and approaches from a philosophical point of view.
The volume also offers a platform to promote a dialogue between
mixed methods researchers and philosophers of science, and provides
foundations for further research and teaching of this hotly debated
topic. This volume is ideal for researchers and advanced students,
and anyone who is interested in research methods and the social
sciences more generally.
This volume contends that Evidential Pluralism—an account of the
epistemology of causation, which maintains that in order to
establish a causal claim one needs to establish the existence of a
correlation and the existence of a mechanism—can be fruitfully
applied to the social sciences. Through case studies in sociology,
economics, political science and law, it advances new philosophical
foundations for causal enquiry in the social sciences. The book
provides an account of how to establish and evaluate causal claims
and it offers a new way of thinking about evidence-based policy,
basic social science research and mixed methods research. As such,
it will appeal to scholars with interests in social science
research and methodology, the philosophy of science and
evidence-based policy.
A comprehensive collection containing twenty original chapters from
a group of international contributors. New Philosophical
Perspectives on Scientific Progress examines a wide range of
scientific disciplines to comparatively analyse traditional and
contemporary debates concerning scientific progress. An invaluable
resource for researchers and advanced students working on the
history and philosophy of science.
This book offers an integrated historical and philosophical
examination of the origin of genetics. The author contends that an
integrated HPS analysis helps us to have a better understanding of
the history of genetics, and sheds light on some general issues in
the philosophy of science. This book consists of three parts. It
begins with historical problems, revisiting the significance of the
work of Mendel, de Vries, and Weldon. Then it turns to integrated
HPS problems, developing an exemplar-based analysis of the
development and the progress in early genetics. Finally, it
discusses philosophical problems: conceptual change, evidence, and
theory choice. Part I lays out a new historiography, serving as a
basis for the discussions in part II and part III. Part II
introduces a new integrated HPS method to analyse and interpret the
historiography in Part I and to re-examine the philosophical issues
in Part III. Part III develops new philosophical accounts which
will in turn make a better sense of the history of scientific
practice more generally. This book provides a practical defence of
integrated HPS: the best way to defend integrated HPS is to do it.
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