DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Nomological Network, Theoretical Definition, Wednesday 13
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Learning goals: what is instantiation? (a, what is a thought experiment, how do you visualize a thought experiment, solve the dean"s dilemma (1). (c, come up with your own abc questions. Instantiation: a deliberate process that involves specifying concrete instances of abstract concepts in order to help clarify their meaning. It is fundamental to science and a crucial process for refining initial theoretical ideas for two reasons: clarifying concepts. Instantiation helps to clarify concepts at a theoretical level: ensure that a theory is testable. Instantiation forms a bridge between the conceptual and the empirical realms where the validity of a theoretical expression is subjected to empirical testing. 5. 2 shared meaning, surplus meaning, and nomological networks. There are two types of meaning: shared meaning, points of agreement between investigators on a conceptual definition that represent the essential core of the concept.
