An Irish interpretivist researcher moves to the US to explore an evidence-based research facility.
This thesis is going to be one hell of a boundary object!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Difficult to reconcile
I'm having a bit of a philosophical crisis. I've been listening to someone present an argument over the past few months. Some of what he says makes sense to me; some, not so much. But this is not a big problem of itself. Today, I realised why the argument as a whole makes me uncomfortable. The fundamental basis of his argument is so deeply impoverished and flawed, that it colours the rest of it - even the bits that seem to make some sense. So where does this leave me? Not all of his message is complete horse, but how much credence can I give to it when the foundation is so shaky?
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You're back! Excellent.
ReplyDeleteIf bits are true, he's probably picked them up elsewhere: find the reputable sources or work from first principles. Or pick out the good bits and dismiss the rest in a scathing footnote.
I do like a good scathing footnote!
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