Qualitative Inquiry and the Debate Between Hermeneutics and Critical Theory

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4622396
AutoresJames A Shaw, James Shaw (0000-0002-9522-0756, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Ryan T Deforge (St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada), Ryan DeForge (St Joseph's Health Care)
Año2014
Volumen24
Número11
Páginas1567-1580
Fecha de publicación2014-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732314549028
PMID25192763
OpenAlexW2127324807
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas42

Two issues have been central to ongoing disputes about judgments of quality in qualitative inquiry: (a) the ways in which paradigmatic orientations are understood to guide procedural decisions and (b) the meaning and intelligibility of paradigmatic incommensurability. In this article, we address these two key issues through an exploration of the debates between hermeneutics and critical social theory, including the exchanges between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jurgen Habermas, and between Richard Rorty and Thomas McCarthy. We suggest that the key epistemological issue addressed in these debates is the nature of interpretation, separating the two philosophical camps based on beliefs about whether foundational knowledge is possible to achieve. We conclude the article by discussing the implications of these different positions for beliefs about quality in qualitative inquiry, and comment on the role of judgment in assessments of the value and quality of different approaches to qualitative research

Epistemology · Hermeneutics · Linguistics · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics