Open AccessChange, concepts and the conceptualising method
Author(s) -
Lars Bo Henriksen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
proceedings of pragmatic constructivism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2246-2821
DOI - 10.7146/propracon.v6i2.25112
Subject(s) - everyday life , epistemology , constructivism (international relations) , field (mathematics) , sociology , computer science , cognitive science , psychology , politics , philosophy , political science , mathematics , international relations , pure mathematics , law
When looking for theories and methods in social science able to describe and understand changes, pragmaticconstructivism offers some possibilities in doing exactly that. Research on pragmatic constructivism requires dialogueswith actors in the field and an emphasis on language and language development. Concepts and concept developmenttherefore plays a very central role in any researchers effort to describe and understand changes in language games andlife worlds. In this essay I will take a closer look the concept of concepts and at concept formation. Through an analysisof Nørreklit’s (1973) ideas of concepts as properties and Gadamer’s (1962) ideas of concept formation, it is concludedthat concept development are present in everyday life as well as a research method. The difference between the two isthe accidental processes of everyday life, while research methods require a conscious application of conceptdevelopment.