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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Interpretation, Truth and Correspondence

Pentti Moilanen

subject

SubjectivityPhilosophySocial PsychologySocial realityInterpretation (philosophy)PhilosophyCoherence theory of truthCorrespondence theory of truthSemantic theory of truthGeneral PsychologyPragmatic theory of truthAlethiologyEpistemology

description

The correspondence theory of truth is usually considered unsuitable for qualitative research. This is because of the interpretive nature of social reality and subjective nature of research procedures. Contra these ideas it is argued that the correspondence theory of truth is presupposed in the practice of qualitative research. This theory does not, however, dictate any methods for verifying the interpretations. Various theories of truth are seen as necessary because of the complexity of the interpretation process.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2000-12-01Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5914.00136