Beyond Objectivism and Relativism

Against the Quantitative-Qualitative Incompatibility Thesis or Dogmas Die Hard

“…Eschewing this kind of "tyranny of method" (Bernstein, 1983)--of the epistemological over the practical, of the conceptual over the empirical--is the hallmark of pragmatic philosophy. Kaplan (1964) provides a particularly helpful account of how this general attitude applies to the relationship between research methods ("logic in use") and epistemological paradigms ("reconstructed logic").…”

The Teaching of Democracy: Challenging the Meaning of Participation, Discourse and Dissent in the English School Curriculum

“…The root of this is deep in liberaldemocratic theory. Hans Gadamer, for example, has argued that'we can never escape from the obligation of seeking to validate claims to truth through argumentation and opening ourselves to the criticisms of others' (see Bernstein, 1983;Gadamer, 1988). The philosophical root lies in the midnineteenth century writings of John Stuart Mill, one of the architects of liberal epistemology.…”

Teorias de gênero ou teorias e gênero? Se e como os estudos de gênero e feministas se transformaram em um campo novo para as ciências

“…30 25 Mary GERGEN, 1988, citada por Dora SCHNITMAN, 1996 Mary GERGEN, 1988;Sandra HARDING, 1986;e Evelyn KELLER, 1985, citadas por SCHNITMAN, 1996, p. 11, itálicos meus. 27 HARDING, 1986 Tomas KUHN, 1970;Richard BERNSTEIN, 1988;Ilya PRIGOGINE e Isabelle STENGERS, 1979;Bruno LATOUR, 1987;Gilles DELEUZE e Félix GUATTARI, 1991;e Edgard MORIN, 1977, 1985e 1991. 29 GERGEN, 1988HARDING, 1986;e KELLER, 1985.…”