PHILOSOPHY

Research Terminology



Research Terminology

The SAGE Encyclopaedia

Paradigm: A paradigm is said to be fundamentally an image of the subject matter amidst a science. It aids in identifying what needs to be studied, what sort of queries need to be asked along with the mode via which it should be asked. It also aids in identifying the list of rules and regulations that need to be followed to in order to ensure the fact that the purpose is served when it comes to the interpretation of the answers that are acquired. Therefore it can also be said that paradigm at a macro level can be defined as the consensus or common ground that Is found amidst a science and it facilitates in differentiating one community from the other. Simultaneously it also tends to not only subsume but also define as well as have the interrelation of the exemplars, methods as well as theories along with the instruments that tend to exist in it.

Epistemology: When it comes to Epistemology it is said to be one of the crucial areas concerning philosophy along with ethics as well as metaphysics and at the same time it is also said to be related or inter linked with sources, nature as well as limits in relation to the knowledge. It can also be termed as the study in relation to rationality, knowledge as well as justification. There are more than one areas that can be termed as epistemological investigation areas such as propositional knowledge as well as knowledge by acquaintance. More areas which can be termed as epistemological area is the structure in relation to justification and it should also be ensured that it must be rested on the foundations or the pillars f it regardless of the fact whether it has or lacks coherence considerations.

Ontology: It ...