Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, UK.
Nurs Philos. 2011 Jan;12(1):53-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2010.00470.x.
The fictionalist paradigm is introduced, and differentiated from other paradigms, using the Lincoln & Guba template. Following an initial overview, the axioms of fictionalism are delineated by reference to standard metaphysical categories: the nature of reality, the relationship between knower and known, the possibility of generalization, the possibility of causal linkages, and the role of values in inquiry. Although a paradigm's 'basic beliefs' are arbitrary and can be assumed for any reason, in this paper the fictionalist axioms are supported with philosophical considerations, and the key differences between fictionalism, positivism, and constructivism are briefly explained. Paradigm characteristics are then derived, focusing particularly on the methodological consequences. Towards the end of the paper, various objections and misunderstandings are discussed.
引入虚构主义范式，并使用林肯和古巴模板将其与其他范式区分开来。在初步概述之后，通过参考标准形而上学范畴来描绘虚构主义的公理：现实的本质、认识者和被认识者之间的关系、概括的可能性、因果关系的可能性以及价值观在探究中的作用。尽管范式的“基本信念”是任意的，可以出于任何原因假设，但在本文中，虚构主义公理得到了哲学思考的支持，并简要解释了虚构主义、实证主义和建构主义之间的主要区别。然后得出范式特征，特别关注方法论后果。在本文的最后，讨论了各种反对意见和误解。
