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Philosophic foundations: Problems, knowledge and solutions

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The previous article reviewed a selected sample of research on topics and problems involving agrarian change. That review indicated a deep concern for problems of agrarian change and more effective research on the solutions to such problems. Difficulties in doing such research were viewed as inappropriate behavioral assumptions, the establishment of preconditions for using maximization procedures, and the determination of objective functions. These were in addition to the usual difficulties encountered in doing research on less normative subjects. Methodologists for dealing with such difficulties are based on underlying research philosophies which conflict with and contradict each other. These conflicts and contradictions are often root causes of difficulties in finding or developing appropriate research methods. Thus, this article considers the interrelationships between research methods and the various philosophic foundations on which their methods are based.

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  • Glenn L. Johnson, 1976. "Philosophic foundations: Problems, knowledge and solutions," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 3(2-3), pages 207-234.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:3:y:1976:i:2-3:p:207-234.
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    1. Paul Thompson, 2015. "Agricultural ethics: then and now," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 32(1), pages 77-85, March.
    2. Ohlmer, Bo & Olson, Kent & Brehmer, Berndt, 1998. "Understanding farmers' decision making processes and improving managerial assistance," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 18(3), pages 273-290, May.

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