Beyond talking the talk: towards a critical pluralist practice
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چکیده
The guiding principle of this reform is what we term critical pluralism. There are two key ideas in this. The first is that truth, or progress towards it, arises only if empirical reality is tested against a multiplicity of theoretical explanations of that reality. Pluralism is thus not a normative or ethically desirable adjunct to science but a necessary prerequisite to producing valid knowledge. Critical pluralism would, therefore, impose on the researcher the obligation to (1) engage with, and critically examine, explanations alternative to her own; (2) clearly state the alternative presuppositions which differentiate her own explanation of observed reality from the alternatives considered; (3) clearly identify the evidence in support of her own conclusion (4) clearly identify the evidence that supports the researcher’s interpretation of the alternative views against which she tests her conclusions, in order to provide for a fair test.
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