For event analysis, this is ordered from GENERAL to SPECIFIC:
Social constructivism: Shaped, social
Pragmatism: Solving, practical
Realism: Corresponding, predicting
Constructivism: Observing, interpreting
Emergence: Complexity, novelty
Systems thinking: Patterns, interactions
Holism: Interacting, relationships
Reductionism: Analyzing, simplifying
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- General: Meta-theory or philosophical framework: A broad perspective on scientific inquiry and its place in society.
- More general: Social constructivism: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that scientific knowledge is shaped by social and cultural factors and that the process of scientific inquiry is inherently social and interactive.
- More specific: Pragmatism: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that scientific knowledge is a tool that is used to solve practical problems and that the value of a scientific theory depends on its ability to produce useful results.
- More specific: Realism: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that scientific theories correspond to objective reality and that scientific knowledge can be used to accurately predict and explain natural phenomena.
- More specific: Constructivism: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that scientific knowledge is constructed by scientists through the process of observation and interpretation, rather than being discovered from objective reality.
- More specific: Emergence: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that complex phenomena can emerge from the interaction of simpler components and that these phenomena may exhibit properties that cannot be predicted from the properties of the individual components.
- More specific: Systems thinking: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that complex phenomena can be understood by studying the patterns and processes that emerge from the interactions between their components.
- More specific: Holism: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that complex phenomena are best understood by considering the relationships and interactions between their parts, rather than studying them in isolation.
- Most specific: Reductionism: A paradigm that emphasizes the idea that complex phenomena can be understood by breaking them down into their constituent parts and studying them individually.