Constructivism in the Human Sciences, January 1st, 2002
Research serves practical concerns, so let me begin with a scenario drawn from the world of psychotherapy:
A person decides to see a therapist because she is experiencing an inner sense of dread. She is living in a dysfunctional relationship and needs help sorting out the issues and dynamics. Inside she is confused, because her own sense of reality has been repeatedly called into question by the angry feedback she has been hearing from her partner for the past months, turning perhaps into years. She is at a point of what is sometimes called "collusion" where she has begun to "buy into" her pa...
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