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q. 10 IPA: characteristics, poss./limitations (a) Explain what…
q. 10 IPA: characteristics, poss./limitations
a) Explain what characterizes IPA
'
Phenomenological
'
investigates '
Phenomena
' in philos. sense:
how things are
Perceived, Appear, are Experienced
'
Interpretative
'
Understanding requires Interpretation
Impossibility
by the Res.er to have a
Direct, Unbiased access
to
pp.s' Private Exp.s
the
Investigation
implies the nature of the
Relationship btw the Res.er and the pp.
Res.er is in a
Double Hermeneutic Circle
Goal:
capture the Quality and Texture
of
Individual Experience
Epistemology
Realist
but
admits Reflexivity
:
Experiences are Real but need be Interpreted
not Biases to be Removed
, but
Condition
for
Formation of Understanding
Ontology
Relativist
: does
Not
make
assumption
bt the
External world,
just
concerned w Exp.s
grounded in a
Symbolic Interactionist persp.
:
Exp.s
Not free-floating
: exp.s are a consequence of the Material&Social interaction w the world
b) discuss its Possibilities and Limitations
Goal:
table of Master Themes that capture the essence of the phenomenon. Buut, limitations:
Role of language
based upon
Representational Validity of lang
:
Descriptions
are
Valid medium to Private Exp.s
other perspective on Lang.:
lang. shows >
how we
talk
than
what we
experience
lang. is
pre-condition to Exp.
:
lang. precedes and shapes our Exp.s
2.
Suitability of accounts
Extent to w/ ppl. able to
Communicate rich Texture of their exp.s
extent to w/ they able to
Master Lang to capture the Nuances of phys.&emot. exp.s
((even if Not Trained in Phen. Introspection and relative Communication))
Explanation vs Description
Focused only on Exp. of things and
Not Things themslvs
Says bt:
how
things are perceived
,
Not
why
:
perceived the way they are
diff.s and similarities amg. exp.s of diff. ppl
as a Qual. Meth., provides
> Description and Documentation
than Explanation