Metatheory and Epistemology

Slide Show Introductory lecture, "Perspectives on Theory," based in part on Em Griffin, A First Look at Communication theory (3rd ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Visual Metaphors for Theory Theories as lenses, tools, and software.

Links:

van Fraassen - The Manifest Image and the Scientific Image
Foundationalism and Hermeneutics
Guide to Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Karl Popper
Logical Positivism (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Paul Feyerabend
Sapp - Scientific Realism Vs. Constructive Empiricism
The Importance of Scientific Theory (Graziano and Raulin)

Related Theories:

Practical Theory
Communication as a Practical Discipline

 

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