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POSITIVISM, THASHANTA PILLAY ST10121599, MIND-MAP ON POSITIVISM - Coggle…
POSITIVISM
EPISTOMOLOGICAL POSITION
Valid knowledge
gained from empirical evidence
learn how the world works
creating and testing hypothesis
prediction and control
METHODOLOGICAL POSITION
empirical data
produced by direct observation
statistical techniques
done under laboratory conditions
repeated for validity
AXIOLOGICAL POSITION
values
goodness
aesthetics
what is beauty?
understanding of reality
honest representation of facts
ONTOLOGICAL POSITION
governed by laws
laws based on reality
regularity
opinions
behaviour-related
METATHEORETICAL POSITION
scientific inquiry
universal application of theories
cause+cause=effect
casual relationships
THASHANTA PILLAY ST10121599
MIND-MAP ON POSITIVISM