Category Philosophy

Abduction

Types of reasoning - abduction, deduction, induction

Logic is the systematic study of cogent reasoning. Reasoning emphasizes the process of drawing inferences (conclusions) from some initial information (premise). In standard logic, when the truth of the conclusions follows the premises, we refer to it as deduction. That…

Postmodern paradigm explained

postmodernism

Postmodern paradigm or postmodernism is a complex field of study drawing mainly on the work of critical theorists and poststructuralists in the area of language and philosophy. It is one of the most radically transformative and interdisciplinary intellectual movements that…

Ontology and epistemology: An explainer

It is important to understand these two branches of philosophy to understand the different ways we conceptualize our world and how that impacts us and the way research is conducted.  These precise conceptualizations, in many ways, separate the natural sciences…