Which of the following are true about the epistemological dimension of research?
- A. Scientific realism
- B. The search for truth
- C. Critical theory
- D. Certain and indubitable knowledge
- E. A mechanism of social control
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Correct answer: B. B and D only
Explanation
Epistemology asks how we know: the search for truth and its justification, and (in the Cartesian tradition) certain, indubitable knowledge. Scientific realism is an ontological position, critical theory concerns power and ideology, and social control is a sociological idea.
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