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dc.contributor.authorBowden, Bradley G
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-29T01:31:19Z
dc.date.available2020-06-29T01:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1746-5648
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/qrom-02-2019-1726
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/394838
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it seeks to trace the origins of the various strands of postmodernism within German philosophic idealism; traditions of thought which placed emphasis – like postmodernism – on a subjective understanding of evidence and a supposed capacity of human consciousness to continually move beyond the bounds imposed by social convention and being; second, this paper states that postmodernism, rooted as it is in philosophic idealism, is methodologically and conceptually constrained. Its emphasis on consciousness and will marginalize its capacity to make meaningful contributions in areas such as economics, and the wider trends in human history. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is theoretical. It seeks to locate conflicting methodologies – most particularly those relating to postmodernism, positivism and philosophical realism – within the traditions of thought that have emerged since the enlightenment. Findings – Postmodernism is rooted in philosophical idealism. As such, it places emphasis on consciousness, identity and being. The essential problem with postmodernism, this paper argues, is not this emphasis. These are legitimate areas of inquiry. Rather, the central problem with postmodernist-informed research is found in the limited range of methodological and conceptual tools in its kitbag. Originality/value – Despite the growing influence of postmodernism in its various shades within academia, few of its proponents and critics trace its philosophic origins. In doing so this paper highlights the strengths and limitations of not only postmodernism but also its polar opposite, positivism.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom481
dc.relation.ispartofpageto497
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalQualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume14
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBusiness and Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1503
dc.titleEmpiricism, epistemology and modern postmodernism: a critique
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBowden, BG, Empiricism, epistemology and modern postmodernism: a critique, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, 2019, 14 (4), pp. 481-497
dc.date.updated2020-06-24T05:02:59Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2019 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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