A little light reading:
Readers of the BJGP(1) may note that the current back pages include a reactionary assault on everything that might not be "pure" science, so that includes all qualitative research, any attempt to induct knowledge rather than hypothetico-deduct it(2), and anything that uses the words "non-linear" or "complexity" as these are sure signs of sloppy thinking.
Far more worthwhile is James Willis' demolition of (sorry "commentary on") the piece. Tactful, informative, inclusive - nice one James.
Haven't decided whether to send a response or just ignore it.
Chris
(1) Not trying to be exclusive there - its just the BJGP is a complete bugger to access online
(2) Sadly he omits how one is meant to generate the hypothesis to deduct in the first place
(3) I should probably be grateful for the publicity as not many people start an argument by attacking me personally..
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09/05/2004
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