Incredibly Different and Amazingly Similar: A Debate on the (Im)possibility of Scientific Research in the Human Sciences

Incredibly Different and Amazingly Similar: A Debate on the (Im)possibility of Scientific Research in the Human Sciences

The authors (father and daughter) debate the necessity for and the (im)possibility of scientific research in the human sciences. As a researcher, the daughter (E) completed her PhD thesis on a study of the effectiveness of online treatment for depression. The father (A) has always doubted the claim...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactional analysis journal 2017-04, Vol.47 (2), p.102-111
Hauptverfasser: de Graaf, Anne, de Graaf, Esther
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ambiguity
common factors
decontamination
discounts
Dodo bird verdict
effectiveness
result
statistics
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Zusammenfassung:The authors (father and daughter) debate the necessity for and the (im)possibility of scientific research in the human sciences. As a researcher, the daughter (E) completed her PhD thesis on a study of the effectiveness of online treatment for depression. The father (A) has always doubted the claim of human scientists that they were able to explain, predict, and control human behavior. The conclusion about whether to do scientific research in the human sciences or not is, to paraphrase the Dodo bird from Lewis Carroll's (1865/1962) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, "Both win and both deserve prizes!"
ISSN:0362-1537
2329-5244
DOI:10.1177/0362153717691975