"Against method" and "Anything goes"? A critical discussion based on the "strange ideas from Paul Feyerabend on whether epistemological anarchy can benefit is research
Treiblmaier, Horst; Burton-Jones, Andrew; Gregor, Shirley; Hirschheim, Rudy A.; Myers, Michael David; Stafford, Thomas F.
Description
In this panel six IS researchers from varying backgrounds will discuss whether epistemological anarchy, as proposed by the controversial philosopher Paul Feyerabend, has the potential to foster research progress and can help to create new insights in the IS field. Feyerabend is well known for his notion that "anything goes" in terms of methodology, and many scholars are concerned that this seemingly anarchistic sentiment can undermine efforts to systematically build and structure an...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2018 |
Type: | Conference paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/207905 |
Source: | International Conference on Information Systems 2018, ICIS 2018 |
Book Title: | 39th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2018 |
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