UID:
almahu_9949384690802882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781351709958
,
135170995X
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in critical realism
Content:
"In this book, the authors provide a much-needed general theory of interdisciplinarity and relate it to health/wellbeing research and professional practice. In so doing they make it possible for practitioners of the different disciplines to communicate without contradiction or compromise, resolving the tensions that beset much interdisciplinary work. Such a general theory is only possible if we assume that there is more to being (ontology) than empirical being (what we can measure directly). Therefore, the unique approach to interdisciplinarity applied in this book starts from ontology, namely that there is a multimechanismicity (a multiplicity of mechanisms) in open systems; and then moves to epistemology. By contrast, the mainstream approach, which fails to acknowledge ontology, is -unserious- and tends to result in a methodological hierarchy, unconducive of interdisciplinarity, in which empiricist science is overtly or tacitly assumed to be the superior version of science. This book is primarily aimed at those people interested in improving health and wellbeing--such as researchers, policy-makers, educators, and general practitioners. However, it will also be useful to academics engaged in the broader academic debate on interdisciplinary metatheory."--Publisher's description.
Note:
Introduction -- Overview of the contemporary literature -- Pessimistic, optimistic and pragmatic approaches to interdisciplinarity -- Core concepts of critical realism -- Critical realism and social science -- The ontological case for interdisciplinarity -- The seven steps to a deeper understanding of ontology -- Critical realism and the alternative metatheories/methodologies -- Biophysical interventions are not enough -- The seven enigmas of healing -- The biopsychosocial approach and the ICF -- The practical organization of interdisciplinary co-operation -- Understanding methodological imperialism -- Interdisciplinarity in action: explaining the epidemiology of HIV -- Concluding considerations.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780415403719
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0415403715
Language:
English
Keywords:
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315177298
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