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Post-positivistic critical multiplism: a beginning dialogue
Article first published online: 25 DEC 2001
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01133.x
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Letourneau, N. and Allen, M. (1999), Post-positivistic critical multiplism: a beginning dialogue. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 30: 623–630. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01133.x
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Keywords:
- critical multiplism;
- nursing knowledge;
- nursing science;
- philosophy of science;
- post-positivism
Post-positivistic critical multiplism: a beginning dialogue
Following the recognition that logical positivism was no longer tenable in modern science, post-positivism and its research methodology, critical multiplism, emerged and offered a new way of thinking about science. Though not a panacea, critical multiplism, in which methodological pluralism is advocated, offers a way around the debate of which conception of science is appropriate for nursing and, as such, poses advantages for nursing scientific knowledge development.