What is ontology? How is it relevant to research?
ontology is a analysis of things which is exist or not ,and it is helpful in categories the things that what is real and what is unreal .
it is relevant to research because it deals with what are the fundamental parts of the world ?and How they relate with each other ?
what is epistemology ?How is it relevant to research?
it is the theory of knowledge ,and this knowledge is valuable and valid .epistemology is a part of philosophy .
in research philosophy there are four types of sources ,with the help of this we can make a take a knowledge which is actually true or valid ,and we can reach on right conclusion
1 Intuitive knowledge
2 Authoritarian knowledge
3 logical knowledge
4 Empirical knowledge
what is the connection between ontology and epistemology in a research context ?
ontology is relate with what is real or what is truth and epistemology emphases on gaining knowledge with different methods .
ontology is a reality and it may be a view of point of some one and it will be need for prove for make it true
epistemology is the study that how we can prove the view point .
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