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That is, I deal with the Abstract and abstract thought processes, or the
Conceptual rather than the Scientific. This “abstract” realm in which my
cognition dwells is thus supported by means of hypothesis, of which much
is informed by tacit knowledge, or “just knowing” things, and an element of
speculation, or conjecture.
However, in transferring the Abstract to the Academic, this intuitive
form of understanding needs to be supported and clarified by researched
evidence. My “theories”, which begin with hypotheses, must then be
“proven” in order to become “confirmed” observations, and therefore I
also relate to the following definition of “theory”:
4. a. A scheme or system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account
of a group of facts or phenomena: a hypothesis that has been confirmed or
established by observation or experiment, and is propounded or accepted as
accounting for the known facts; a statement of what are held to be the general laws,
principles, or causes of something known or observed. 2
In other words, the way that I work, and the way in which I approach this
thesis, is by beginning with hypotheses, my own theories, that I set out to
“prove” in order to contribute to an “established” field of knowledge on
this topic. These theories are based on Analysis, which connects to my
methodology.
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