Northcott, Robert (2022) Reflexivity and fragility. [Preprint]
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Reflexivity is, roughly, when studying or theorising about a target itself influences that target. Fragility is, roughly, when causal or other relations are hard to predict, holding only intermittently or fleetingly. Which is more important, methodologically? By going systematically through cases that do and do not feature each of them, I conclude that it is fragility that matters, not reflexivity. In this light, I interpret and extend the claims made about reflexivity in a recent paper by Jessica Laimann (2020). I finish by assessing the benefits and costs of focusing on reflexivity.
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Item Type: | Preprint | ||||||
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Additional Information: | accepted for publication in 'European Journal for Philosophy of Science' | ||||||
Keywords: | reflexivity; fragility; master model; contextual; prediction; Laimann | ||||||
Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction Specific Sciences > Economics Specific Sciences > Environmental Science General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Science and Society Specific Sciences > Sociology |
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Depositing User: | Dr Robert Northcott | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2022 03:08 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 15 Jun 2022 03:08 | ||||||
Item ID: | 20739 | ||||||
Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction Specific Sciences > Economics Specific Sciences > Environmental Science General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Science and Society Specific Sciences > Sociology |
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Date: | 12 June 2022 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20739 |
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