Social constructionism as a metatheory of psychological science

Fiona J. Hibberd

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Social constructionism as a metatheory of psychological science

Fiona J. Hibberd^*

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Abstract

The central aim of social constructionist metatheory has been to provide a viable
alternative to the positivist-empiricist philosophy of science which had long been
supposed to ground the pursuit of psychological knowledge. This aim is in keeping
with those in philosophy who have rejected "First Philosophy" or traditional
epistemology (e.g., Fuller, 1989; Giere, 1988; Rorty, 1979). Here, a traditional understanding of epistemology and the philosophy of science as a priori disciplines
has been abandoned in favour of naturalized epistemology, that is, in favour of
epistemology as just another scientific discipline.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Unfolding social constructionism
Editors	Man Cheung Chung
Place of Publication	New York, USA
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	1-28
Number of pages	29
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780387229751
ISBN (Print)	9780387229744
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22975-2_1
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Name	History and Philosophy of Psychology
Publisher	SPRINGER

Keywords

LOGICAL POSITIVISM
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
DISCURSIVE PSYCHOLOGY
REALISM
PHILOSOPHY
POSTMODERN
WORLD
WITTGENSTEIN
RELATIVISM
DISCOURSE

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