Methodological
Methodological
Methodological (pronunciation: me-tho-do-lo-gi-cal) is an adjective that pertains to the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge such as the medical field.
Etymology
The term "methodological" is derived from the Greek word "methodos" meaning "pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, system" and the suffix "-logical" from the Greek "logikos" meaning "pertaining to speaking or reasoning."
Related Terms
- Methodology: The systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge.
- Method: A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.
- Research Methodology: The specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information about a topic.
- Clinical Methodology: The techniques used in clinical research, which address the question of patient safety and efficacy of medical treatments.
- Methodological Naturalism: A philosophical basis for science, for which metaphysical naturalism provides only a pragmatic but not necessary basis.
- Methodological Pluralism: An approach in research that combines or advocates more than one research method or research paradigm.
- Methodological Individualism: A principle of explanation, which holds that social phenomena can only be accurately explained by showing how they result from the intentional states that motivate the individual actors.
- Methodological Solipsism: A methodological standpoint in cognitive science and the philosophy of mind, where only the existence of the individual self and its mental states are assumed to be knowable.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Methodological
- Wikipedia's article - Methodological
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