Nursing Knowledge and Human Science: Ontological and Epistemological Considerations
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Nursing Science Quarterly
- Vol. 5 (2) , 54-61
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089431849200500205
Abstract
This article examines the meaning of human science in relation to extant nursing knowledge. The origins of the human science tradition are traced to the philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey, who challenged the dominance of the positivist perspective for generating knowledge of the human lifeworld. Specific ontological and epistemological criteria for human science are proposed. Four nursing frameworks, Paterson and Zderad's humanistic nursing, Newman's model of health as expanding consciousness, Watson's human science and human care, and Parse's theory of human becoming, are found to have consistencies and inconsistencies with the human science tradition. It is proposed that the human science perspective is present in and will continue to be reflected in the evolution of nursing science.Keywords
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