Post-empiricism

'''Post-empiricism''' is the abandonment of strict empirical methods by modern empiricists.<ref>Bethel Ann Powers, Thomas R. Knapp (2005) ''Dictionary of nursing theory and research'', New York:Sage Publications, P. 135</ref> It essentially states that knowledge may be gained through avenues not strictly contained within empirical methods such as sensory observation and measurement. It has been encouraged in fields of research such as psychiatry.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bracken |first=Patrick J. |date=1993-02-01 |title=Post-empiricism and psychiatry: Meaning and methodology in cross-cultural research |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/027795369390009S |journal=Social Science & Medicine |language=en |volume=36 |issue=3 |pages=265–272 |doi=10.1016/0277-9536(93)90009-S}}</ref>

The field has received some appreciation, with an article stating that a lot of "dilemmas" known in the fields of epistemology and philosophy of language are more easily resolvable when viewed from a broadly post‑empiricist standpoint.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Norris |first=Christopher |date=2006-06-01 |title=The Blank and the Die: Some Dilemmas of Post‐Empiricism |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09672550600647608 |journal=International Journal of Philosophical Studies |language=en |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=159–189 |doi=10.1080/09672550600647608 |issn=0967-2559}}</ref> The paper suggests that many epistemological “dilemmas” arise from forcing issues into empiricist or formalist frameworks.

==See also== *Positivism *Post-positivism

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Category:Positivism Category:Empiricism