Methodology Match
RESEARCH TRADITION  Expansion

Pragmatism

A ready-made pairing.

The Pragmatism card

Inquiry starts from a problem and is judged by what it lets us do. Making is a way of knowing.

Fills both slots

Pragmatist Ontology + Pragmatist Epistemology

Key thinkers: William James, John Dewey, Donald Schön

The longer story

Pragmatism asks: does it work? William James, John Dewey, and now practice-based research—knowledge is what helps you solve problems. This is the tradition for studio-led PhDs where making IS thinking.

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