INTA 1110 Lecture Notes - World War I, Fallacy, Normal Science
12 Feb 2013
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Metatheory: theorizing about theory: ontology theory of existence/presence; defining the domain of the subject, epistemology where does knowledge end, where does it come from, methodology methods used in research process. Four debates in ir: realists v idealists (ontological debate) Idealists wanted to make the world a better place through institutions international relations became an academic subject. Came about after wwi: realists rejected idealists because they believed that idealists based their ideology on what they wanted the world to be like and not what it was. The world works on objective laws drawn from human nature. Empirical evidence is needed for future predictions. What is the world made of and what objects do we study. How do we come to have knowledge of the world. The only genuine knowledge we have is based on facts we can experience with our human senses. Scientific knowledge only emerges with the collection of observable data.
