GEOG 1HA3 Chapter 2: chapter 2 readings 1ha3
14 Mar 2017
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A philosophy of science based on the belief that all knowledge results from experience and therefore gives priority to factual observations over theoretical statements positivism: A philosophy that condemns that science is able to deal with only empirical questions (those with factual content), that scienti c observations are repeatable and that science progresses through the construction of theories and derivation of laws humanism: A philosophy centred on such aspects of human life as value, quality, meaning, and signi cance. Focuses on humans as individual decision-makers,on the way humans perceive their world pragmatism: Humanistic philosophy that focuses on the construction of meaning through the practical activities of humans phenomenology: A humanistic philosophy based on the ways in which humans experience everyday life and imbue activities with meaning versthen: A research method associated primarily with phenomenology, in which the researcher adopts the perspective of the individuals or group under investigation, a german term best translated as empathetic understanding existentialism:
