Tapp Diane, Lavoie Mireille
Faculty of Nursing, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Faculty of Nursing, CHU of Quebec-Laval University Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Nurs Philos. 2017 Apr;18(2). doi: 10.1111/nup.12123. Epub 2016 Jun 22.
Discussions about real knowledge contained in grand theories and models seem to remain an active quest in the academic sphere. The most fervent of these defendants is Rosemarie Parse with her Humanbecoming School of Thought (1981, 1998). This article first highlights the similarities between Parse's theory and Blumer's symbolic interactionism (1969). This comparison will act as a counterargument to Parse's assertions that her theory is original 'nursing' material. Standing on the contemporary philosophy of science, the very possibility for discovering specific nursing knowledge will be questioned. Second, Parse's scientific assumptions will be thoroughly addressed and contrasted with Blumer's more moderate view of knowledge. It will lead to recognize that the valorization of the social nature of existence and reality does not necessarily induce requirements and methods such as those proposed by Parse. According to Blumer's point of view, her perspective may not even be desirable. Recommendations will be raised about the necessity for a distanced relationship to knowledge, being the key to the pursuit of its improvement, not its circular contemplation.
关于宏大理论和模型中所包含的真正知识的讨论，在学术领域似乎仍然是一个活跃的探索方向。其中最热烈的支持者之一是罗斯玛丽·帕斯及其人类生成思想学派（1981年，1998年）。本文首先强调帕斯理论与布鲁默的符号互动论（1969年）之间的相似性。这种比较将作为一种反驳论据，以回应帕斯关于其理论是原创“护理”材料的断言。站在当代科学哲学的立场上，发现特定护理知识的可能性本身将受到质疑。其次，将全面探讨帕斯的科学假设，并与布鲁默更为温和的知识观进行对比。这将使我们认识到，对存在和现实的社会本质的重视并不一定会导致像帕斯所提出的那些要求和方法。按照布鲁默的观点，她的观点甚至可能并不值得追求。文中将提出一些建议，强调与知识保持一定距离的必要性，这是追求知识进步的关键，而非对其进行循环思考。
