Understanding Scholarly Presuppositions: A Crucial Tool for Research?

It is argued that all scholarly enquiry unavoidably rests on either tacitly or explicitly accepted presuppositions. Such presuppositions control enquiry with varying degrees of strength, functioning either as axioms or methodological assumptions. In the interests of objectivity the Christian scholar...

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Autor principal: Helm, Paul 1940- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 1993
En: Tyndale bulletin
Año: 1993, Volumen: 44, Número: 1, Páginas: 143-154
Otras palabras clave:B Presuppositions
B Objectivity
B Philosophical Theology
B scholarly methodology
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Sumario:It is argued that all scholarly enquiry unavoidably rests on either tacitly or explicitly accepted presuppositions. Such presuppositions control enquiry with varying degrees of strength, functioning either as axioms or methodological assumptions. In the interests of objectivity the Christian scholar has the duty to test his own presuppositions by reference to the primary documents of his faith, and by reflecting upon the different presuppositions adopted by other scholars. The quest for scholarly objectivity must not be confused with neutrality.
ISSN:0082-7118
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53751/001c.30452