Post‐positivistic critical multiplism: a beginning dialogue
- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Vol. 30 (3) , 623-630
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01133.x
Abstract
Post‐positivistic critical multiplism: a beginning dialogueFollowing the recognition that logical positivism was no longer tenable in modern science, post‐positivism and its research methodology, critical multiplism, emerged and offered a new way of thinking about science. Though not a panacea, critical multiplism, in which methodological pluralism is advocated, offers a way around the debate of which conception of science is appropriate for nursing and, as such, poses advantages for nursing scientific knowledge development.Keywords
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