Chapter 2 Flashcards
How can we best come to know reality?
Through rationalism and empiricism
What does the question that philosophy asks?
What is the nature of reality?
What is rationalism
When you make conclusions on something based off of simple and obvious concepts
Rationalism is basically a?
Theory
What is empiricism?
When you use your senses to experiment what is going on
Empiricism is basically?
Data collection
What is the nature of reality?
Looking at the world through subjective and objective ways
What is subjective?
Thinking in a different way. Kind of thinking outside the box
What is objective mean?
Using your senses to make conclusions. Thinking logically about situations
What are the 2 different research methods?
Doing it nomothetic or ideolographic
What is nomothetic?
Studying groups of people
What is ideolographic?
Studying one or few people
Quantitative goes with what research method?
Nomothetic
Qualitative goes with what research method?
Ideolographic
Empiricum goes with what research method?
Nomothetic