The Rediscovery of American Literature.

Spencer, Benjamin T.; Ruland, Richard

doi:10.2307/2923667

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“…Realist methodology, underpinned by the philosophy of critical realism (Wand et al ., ; Angus, ; Linsley et al ., ), provides a more inclusive picture of the reality of our world (Spencer, ). More importantly, we suggest that it can provide new insights into understanding the complexity (the intricacies and complications) within nursing practice and healthcare.…”

Section: Realist Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We trace the origins of critical realism back to the 1970s, at around the same time as different approaches to systems thinking were developing (Mingers, ), and when momentum was building to challenge the positivist conviction that only the observable can be associated with reality (Spencer, ). Previously known by terms such as fallibilistic realism and postpositivism (Kazi, ), critical realism is based on the realist perspective which challenges the assumption that what we know about the world is actually real (Oltmann & Boughey, ).…”

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“…With its origins associated with philosopher Roy Bhaskar (Clark et al ., ; Joseph, ), amongst others, critical realism appeals to a wide audience as it relates to how many of us think about the world (O'Mahoney & Vincent, ). This view suggests that the world is stratified in nature, reality is much more than what we can observe (Spencer, ), and generative mechanisms can give rise to patterns of events (Oltmann & Boughey, ). In recent evidence from healthcare literature, there has been a surge in research positioned within the realist domain, using realist evaluation and realist synthesis (Pawson & Tilley, ; Pawson, ).…”

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Bringing critical realism to nursing practice: Roy Bhaskar's contribution

2016

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In the context of modern nursing practice that is embedded within complex social situations, critical discussions about the contribution of major philosophers are relevant and important. Whilst nurse theorists have advanced and shaped nursing as a discipline, other major philosophers can offer much to advance nursing enquiry. In this paper, we focus on philosopher Roy Bhaskar who, amongst others, developed critical realism, a philosophy for social science which connects with how many of us think about the world. Bhaskar's work focuses our attention on the interplay between structure and agency and on the search for the causative or generative mechanisms that explain the social world. Bhaskar was interested in human emancipation, and we suggest his work is of great importance to advance understanding of complex social situations. Critical realism has already been endorsed by a range of disciplines, especially in research which focuses on real problems and acknowledges the complexities of the social world. In recent evidence from healthcare literature, there has been a surge in research using realist methodology (realist evaluation and realist synthesis), which is underpinned by the philosophy of critical realism and which offers a different perspective to understanding nursing and healthcare problems through the realist lens. However, we suggest that sufficient attention is not always paid to the philosophical roots of this methodology. In this paper, we provide insight into Bhaskar's work and demonstrate how research positioned within critical realism and realist methodology can advance nursing and healthcare-related knowledge. Through shining a light on Bhaskar, we illustrate how critical realism philosophy is a natural fit with human and health science enquiry, including nursing.

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Section: Realist Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%