...Elizabeth Monk-Turner Purpose This work examines assumptions of positivism and the traditional scientific method. Design/methodology/approach Insights from quantum mechanics are explored especially as they relate to method, measurement and what is knowable. An argument is made that how social...

... by at least a certain amount, change within definite limits, or change by a definite amount (Martin, 1994). Similar considerations apply to the predicted timing of the change. According to positivism, social sciences should principally aim for nomological prediction and explanation. Nomological...